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Magellanic Snipe

Gallinago magellanica

Least Concern
Họ
Scolopacidae
Bộ
Charadriiformes

Giới Thiệu

Magellanic Snipe: 27–30 cm, snipe of southern South America from southern Chile and Argentina through Tierra del Fuego to the Falkland Islands. Cryptic streaked brown plumage. Inhabits boggy moorland, marshes, and wet grassland. Feeds by probing for invertebrates. Partially migratory; some populations winter further north.

Habitat & Range

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Hành Vi & Sinh Sản

Làm Tổ

Nest type: SC.

Số Trứng

2

Phân Loại Học

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Bộ Charadriiformes (Shorebirds & Gulls)
Họ Scolopacidae (Sandpipers & Snipes)
Genus Gallinago
Loài Gallinago magellanica

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Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp

Is the Magellanic Snipe endangered?
The Magellanic Snipe has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Magellanic Snipe nest?
Nest type: SC.
What order and family does the Magellanic Snipe belong to?
The Magellanic Snipe (Gallinago magellanica) belongs to the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae.

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