Fuegian Snipe
Gallinago stricklandii
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
The Fuegian snipe (Gallinago stricklandii) also known as the cordilleran snipe, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in south-central Chile and Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego. It is mainly sedentary, but the Tierra del Fuego population winters in mainland Chile.
It is sporadically recorded in the Falkland Islands, where it has reputedly bred.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Bogs of temperate central and southern Chile and southern Argentina to Cape Horn and Isla de los Estados (east of Tierra del Fuego).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Fuegian snipe
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
