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Fuegian snipe

Gallinago stricklandii (G. R. Gray, 1845)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The fuegian snipe (Gallinago stricklandii) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 237.5 g to 252 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Fuegian snipe (Gallinago stricklandii)
Photo: Bastian Gygli · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the fuegian snipe

Weight
237.5 g – 252 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the fuegian snipe live?

Not recorded

What is the fuegian snipe?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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. However, there is only one recent record and the historical documentation of breeding is a lost specimen of questionable identity. The occurrences in these islands could therefore be due to either a tiny breeding population or vagrancy from the mainland.

This species is common in Tierra del Fuego and decreasingly so farther north in its range. It is sometimes considered conspecific with Andean snipe, Gallinago jamesoni. The scientific name of the Fuegian snipe commemorates the English geologist, ornithologist and systematist, Hugh Edwin Strickland.

From the Wikipedia article “Fuegian snipe” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fuegian_snipe&oldid=1357317977), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the fuegian snipe endangered?

The fuegian snipe is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the fuegian snipe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyScolopacidae
  6. genusGallinago
  7. SpeciesGallinago stricklandii (G. R. Gray, 1845)

Synonyms Capella stricklandii, Chubbia stricklandii, Scolopax stricklandii

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • شنقب فويجيانArabic
  • becadell de la Terra del FocCatalan
  • bekasina patagonskáCzech
  • gïach mynydd y GogleddWelsh
  • ChilebekkasinDanish
  • KordillerenbekassineGerman
  • Kordilleren-BekassineGerman
  • Fuegia galinagoEsperanto
  • patagonia galinagoEsperanto
  • Agachadiza fueguinaSpanish
  • Becacina grandeSpanish
  • Becasina grandeSpanish
  • lõunaneppEstonian
  • tulimaankurppaFinnish
  • Bécassine de StricklandFrench
  • patagonska šljukaCroatian
  • Kordiella-sárszalonkaHungarian
  • Beccaccino fueginoItalian
  • ハシブトタシギJapanese
  • kordiljerinis perkūno oželisLithuanian
  • vuurlandsnipDutch
  • sørandesbekkasinNorwegian
  • bekas kordylierskiPolish
  • narceja-australPortuguese
  • narceja-fueguinaPortuguese
  • narceja-patagónicaPortuguese
  • Патагонский бекасRussian
  • Кордильерский бекасRussian
  • močiarnica rašelinárkaSlovak
  • chilebeckasinSwedish
  • StricklandbeckasinSwedish
  • Fuego ÇulluğuTurkish
  • баранець фуезькийUkrainian
  • 厚嘴沙錐Chinese
  • 火地岛沙锥Chinese

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Relatives of the fuegian snipe

Other species in the same genus Gallinago.

LC, Least Concern
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Common snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Scolopacidae

NT, Near Threatened
Great snipe (Gallinago media)

Great snipe

Gallinago media

Scolopacidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the fuegian snipe?

An adult fuegian snipe weighs 237.5 g – 252 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the fuegian snipe endangered?

The fuegian snipe is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the fuegian snipe?

The fuegian snipe (Gallinago stricklandii) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{fuegian_snipe_2026,
  title = {Fuegian snipe (Gallinago stricklandii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fuegian-snipe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}