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Jameson's snipe

Gallinago jamesoni (Jardine & Bonaparte, 1855)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The jameson's snipe (Gallinago jamesoni) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 166 g to 174 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Jameson's snipe (Gallinago jamesoni)
Photo: christoph_moning · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jameson's snipe

Weight
166 g – 174 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jameson's snipe live?

Not recorded

What is the jameson's snipe?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Jameson's snipe (Gallinago jamesoni or Chubbia jamesoni) or the Andean snipe, is a small, stocky wader. It breeds in the Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It appears to be entirely sedentary, with no evidence of migration.

It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Fuegian snipe, Gallinago stricklandii, which is also known as the Cordilleran snipe. The scientific name of the Jameson's snipe commemorates the Scottish botanist William Jameson.

From the Wikipedia article “Jameson's snipe” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jameson%27s_snipe&oldid=1379875370), 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 jameson's snipe endangered?

The jameson's snipe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the jameson's snipe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyScolopacidae
  6. genusGallinago
  7. SpeciesGallinago jamesoni (Jardine & Bonaparte, 1855)

Synonyms Capella jamesoni, Chubbia jamesoni, Gallinago jamesoni jamesoni, Xylocota jamesoni

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Andean snipeEnglish
  • Andean snipeEnglish
  • شنقب جيمسونArabic
  • جيمسونEgyptian Arabic
  • Gioc'h an AndoùBreton
  • becadell dels AndesCatalan
  • bekasina andskáCzech
  • gïach mynydd y DeWelsh
  • AndesbekkasinDanish
  • AndenbekassineGerman
  • Anden-BekassineGerman
  • anda galinagoEsperanto
  • Ekvatora galinagoEsperanto
  • Agachadiza andinaSpanish
  • Becasina de JamesonSpanish
  • andi neppEstonian
  • پاشلک آندیPersian
  • andienkurppaFinnish
  • Bécassine des paramosFrench
  • andska šljukaCroatian
  • andoki sárszalonkaHungarian
  • Beccaccino delle AndeItalian
  • アンデスタシギJapanese
  • andinis perkūno oželisLithuanian
  • AndessnipDutch
  • nordandesbekkasinNorwegian
  • bekas andyjskiPolish
  • narceja-andinaPortuguese
  • Андский бекасRussian
  • Андийский бекасRussian
  • močiarnica andskáSlovak
  • andinsk beckasinSwedish
  • And ÇulluğuTurkish
  • баранець гірськийUkrainian
  • 安地斯沙錐Chinese
  • 安第斯沙锥Chinese

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Relatives of the jameson's 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

CompareJameson's snipe vs Common snipeJameson's snipe vs Great snipeJameson's snipe vs Pin-tailed snipeJameson's snipe vs Solitary snipe

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the jameson's snipe?

An adult jameson's snipe weighs 166 g – 174 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jameson's snipe endangered?

The jameson's snipe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the jameson's snipe?

The jameson's snipe (Gallinago jamesoni) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{jamesons_snipe_2026,
  title = {Jameson's snipe (Gallinago jamesoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jamesons-snipe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}