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Imperial Snipe

Gallinago imperialis Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1869

The imperial snipe is a small stocky wader which breeds in the Andes. For a century it was known only from two specimens collected near Bogotá, Colombia, and was presumed extinct, but it was rediscovered in Peru in 1967 and Ecuador in 1988. It is not known if it is migratory. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Scolopacidae
Genus:
   Gallinago
Scientific:
  Gallinago imperialis


Original description

Citation:
  Sclater, PL; Salvin, O 1869

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1869, Part 2 p.419

Protonym:
  Gallinago imperialis

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28663328


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3AA9C3BAD31708A5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3AA9C3BA

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3AA9C3BA


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176702

Geographic range:

  • Gallinago imperialis: Locally in Andes of Colombia to e Peru
English:
Imperial Snipe
Catalan:
Becadell imperial
Czech:
bekasina královská
Danish:
Kejserbekkasin
German:
Kaiserbekassine
Spanish:
Agachadiza Imperial
Spanish (Spain):
Agachadiza Imperial
Finnish:
inkakurppa
French:
Bécassine impériale
Croatian:
riđa šljuka
Hungarian:
császár sárszalonka
Italian:
Beccaccino imperiale
Japanese (romaji):
sejimatashigi
Japanese:
セジマタシギ
Lithuanian:
Karališkasis perkūno oželis
Dutch:
Keizersnip
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Keisarbekkasin
Norwegian:
Keiserbekkasin
Polish:
bekas kasztanowaty
Portuguese:
Narceja-imperial
Russian:
Королевский бекас
Slovak:
močiarnica kráľovská
Swedish:
kejsarbeckasin
Ukrainian:
Баранець королівський
Chinese:
大厚嘴沙锥
Chinese (Traditional):
大厚嘴沙錐


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bécassine impériale ( Gallinago imperialis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bécassine impériale ( Gallinago imperialis)
Clements 1st edition:
Bogota Snipe ( Capella imperialis)
Clements, version 2021:
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Clements, version 2022:
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Bogota Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chubbia imperialis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chubbia imperialis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Chubbia imperialis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Imperial Snipe ( Gallinago imperialis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinago imperialis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gallinago imperialis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: যাজকীয় চযাগা
Bengali (transliteration): rājakīẏa cyāgā*
Catalan: Becadell imperial
Czech: Bekasina královská
Danish: Kejserbekkasin
German: Kaiserbekassine
English: Banded Snipe, Bogota Snipe, Imperial Snipe
English, HBW: Imperial Snipe
English (IOC): Imperial Snipe
English (United States): Imperial Snipe
Esperanto: Imperia galinago
Spanish: Agachadiza Imperial, Becasina Imperial
Spanish (Colombia): Becasina Imperial, Caica imperial
Spanish (Ecuador): Becasina Imperial
Spanish (Spain): Agachadiza Imperial
Spanish (HBW): Imperial Snipe
Spanish (Peru): Becasina Imperial
Estonian: inkanepp
Finnish: Inkakurppa
French: Bécassine impériale
Croatian: riđa šljuka
Hungarian: császár sárszalonka
Italian: Beccaccino imperiale, Beccacino imperiale
Japanese (romaji): sejimatashigi
Japanese: セジマタシギ
Scientific: Capella imperialis, Chubbia imperialis, Gallinago imperialis
Lithuanian: Karališkasis perkūno oželis
Dutch: Keizersnip
Norwegian Nynorsk: Keisarbekkasin
Norwegian: Keiserbekkasin
Polish: bekas kasztanowaty
Portuguese: Narceja-imperial
Portuguese (Portugal): narceja-imperial
Russian: Королевский бекас
Slovak: močiarnica kráľovská
Swedish: Kejsarbeckasin
Turkish: Kral çulluk
Tatar: шаһ чуллыгы
Ukrainian: Баранець королівський
Chinese: 大厚嘴沙锥
Chinese (Traditional): 大厚嘴沙錐

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