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South American or Magellanic Snipe

Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica] (= Gallinago paraguaiae) (Vieillot, LJP 1816)

The Pantanal snipe is a small, stocky wader. Its taxonomic position is complicated, sometimes treated as a race of common snipe. The Andean population is now usually considered a distinct species, known as the puna snipe. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1816)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 3 p.356

Protonym:
  Scolopax Paraguaiae

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21109494

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  96681F6BAD3B57E2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-96681F6B

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
English:
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):
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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):
South American or Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago [paraguaiae or magellanica])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1]
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):
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):
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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 1.55:
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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:
South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Paraguayan/Magellanic Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae/magellanica)
eBird version 2022:
Pantanal/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):
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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 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 1.6:
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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 2.5:
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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 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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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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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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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:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
South American Snipe ( Gallinago paraguaiae)
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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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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Catalan: Becadell sud-americà
Carib: Torió-riô
Czech: Bekasina jihoamerická
Danish: Sydamerikansk Bekkasin
German: Azara-Bekassine, Magellanbekassine, Paraguay-/Magellanbekassine
English: Magellan Snipe, Magellanic Snipe, Pantanal/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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