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South American or Magellanic Snipe
Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica] (= Gallinago paraguaiae) (Vieillot, 1816)
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Gallinago
Scientific:
Gallinago paraguaiae
Citation:
(Vieillot, 1816)
Reference:
Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. p.356
Protonym:
Scolopax Paraguaiae
Avibase ID:
96681F6BAD3B57E2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/96681F6B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560142
Geographic range:
- Gallinago paraguaiae: E Colombia to the Guianas, Brazil, n Argentina and Trinidad
- Gallinago magellanica: breeds from central Chile and central Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands; southernmost populations are migratory, nonbreeding distribution unclear but reaches Uruguay
Source: Clements checklist
South American or Magellanic Snipe
German:
Paraguay-/Magellanbekassine
Spanish:
Agachadiza Paraguaya/Magallánica
Spanish (Spain):
Agachadiza paraguaya/magallánica
French:
Bécassine du Paraguay ou B. de Magellan
Japanese:
パラグアイタシギ／マゼランタシギ
Norwegian:
søramerikabekkasin
Slovak:
močiarnica jakavera/južná
Serbian:
Paragvajska barska šljuka/magelanska šljuka
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bécassine de Magellan ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bécassine sud-américaine ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Paraguayan/Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae/magellanica) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallinago paraguaiae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Gallinago paraguaiae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Gallinago [paraguaiae, magellanica or andina]
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Becadell sud-americà
Carib: Torió-riô
Czech: Bekasina jihoamerická
Danish: Sydamerikansk Bekkasin
German: Azara-Bekassine, Magellanbekassine, Paraguay-/Magellanbekassine
English: Magellan Snipe, Magellanic Snipe, Paraguayan Snipe, Paraguayan/Magellanic Snipe, Puna Snipe, South American or Magellanic Snipe, South American Snipe
English, HBW: South American Snipe
English (IOC): South American Snipe, South American/Magellanic Snipe
English (United States): Paraguayan/Magellanic Snipe, South American Snipe
Esperanto: Sudamerika galinago
Spanish: Agachadiza paraguaya, Agachadiza Paraguaya/Magallánica, Agachadiza Suramericana, Aguatero -R, Aguatero Sureño -VI, Becacina, Becacina de la Puna, Becasina, Becasina común, Becasina Suramericana
Spanish (Argentine): Becasina común, Becasina de Bañado, Becasina de Bañado/Patagónica
Spanish (Chile): Becacina, Becacina común
Spanish (Colombia): Becasina Suramericana, Caica suramericana
Spanish (Ecuador): Becasina Sudamericana
Spanish (Spain): Agachadiza Paraguaya, Agachadiza paraguaya/magallánica
Spanish (HBW): South American Snipe
Spanish (Peru): Becasina Sudamericana, Becasina Sudamericana/Becasina Magallánica
Spanish (Paraguay): Becasina, Becasina chica, Becasina chica/Megallánica
Spanish (Uruguay): Aguatero -R, Aguatero Sureño -VI, Becasina, Becasina común, Becasina Común/Magallánica
Spanish (Venezuela): Becasina Paraguaya
Estonian: heletikutaja
Finnish: Eteläamerikankurppa
French: Bécassine australe, Bécassine de Magellan, Bécassine du Paraguay ou B. de Magellan, Bécassine sud-américaine, Bécassine sud-américaine ou B. de Magellan
Guianese Creole French: Békasin
Guarani: Jakavere, Jakavere-socorro
Croatian: južnoamerička šljuka
Hungarian: dél-amerikai sárszalonka
Italian: Beccaccino del Sudamerica, Beccacino del Paraguay
Japanese (romaji): nambeitashigi, nanbeitashigi
Japanese: ナッベイタシギ, ナンベイタシギ, パラグアイタシギ／マゼランタシギ
Scientific: Capella andina, Capella paraguaiae, Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica], Gallinago andina, Gallinago andina andina, Gallinago paraguaiae, Gallinago paraguaiae paraguaiae, Gallinago paraguaiae/magellanica, Gallinago paraguayiae, Scolopax Paraguaiae
Lithuanian: Pietų Amerikos perkūno oželis
Dutch: Bergwatersnip, Zuid-Amerikaanse Snip
Norwegian Nynorsk: Søramerikabekkasin
Norwegian: Søramerikabekkasin
Polish: bekas jasnolicy
Portuguese: agachada, Agachadeira, batuía, Batuíra, bico-rasteiro, corta-vento, maçarico-d'água-doce, minjolinho, monjolinho, narceja, Narceja / Batuíra, Narceja comun, narceja-comum, narcejinha, rapaz, rapazinho, rasga-mortalha, sovelão
Portuguese (Brazil): agachada, agachadeira, batuía, batuíra, bico-rasteiro, corta-vento, maçarico-d'água-doce, minjolinho, monjolinho, Narceja, narceja-comum, narcejinha, rapaz, rapazinho, rasga-mortalha, sovelão
Portuguese (Portugal): narceja-sul-americana/narceja-de-magalhães, South American Snipe
Russian: Южноамериканский бекас, Южноамериканский дупель
Slovak: močiarnica jakavera, močiarnica jakavera/južná
Serbian: Južnoamerička barska šljuka, Paragvajska barska šljuka/magelanska šljuka
Sranan: Grasisnepi
Swedish: Sydamerikansk beckasin
Turkish: Paraguay suçulluğu, Paraguay/Macellan Suçulluğu
Ukrainian: Баранець неотропічний
Chinese: 南美沙锥
Chinese (Traditional): 南美沙錐
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