Madagascar snipe
Gallinago macrodactyla Bonaparte, 1839
The madagascar snipe (Gallinago macrodactyla) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 216 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the madagascar snipe
- Weight
- 216 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
- 3 – 3.25src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the madagascar snipe live?
Not recorded
What is the madagascar snipe?
The Madagascar snipe (Gallinago macrodactyla) is a small stocky wader. It breeds only in the humid eastern half of Madagascar, from sea-level up to 2,700 m, being more common above 700 m. It is non-migratory.
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Is the madagascar snipe endangered?
The madagascar snipe is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the madagascar snipe classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusGallinago
- SpeciesGallinago macrodactyla Bonaparte, 1839
Synonyms Capella macrodactyla
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Madagascan snipeEnglish
- Madagascan snipeEnglish
- شنقب مدغشقرArabic
- becadell de MadagascarCatalan
- bekasina madagaskarskáCzech
- gïach MadagasgarWelsh
- MadagascarbekkasinDanish
- MadagaskarbekassineGerman
- Madagaskar-BekassineGerman
- madagaskara galinagoEsperanto
- Agachadiza malgacheSpanish
- madagaskari tikutajaEstonian
- madagaskarinkurppaFinnish
- Bécassine malgacheFrench
- madagaskarska šljukaCroatian
- madagaszkári sárszalonkaHungarian
- Beccaccino del MadagascarItalian
- マダガスカルジシギJapanese
- madagaskarinis perkūno oželisLithuanian
- KitanatanaMalagasy
- MadagaskarsnipDutch
- madagaskarbekkasinNorwegian
- bekas madagaskarskiPolish
- narceja-malgaxePortuguese
- narceja-de-madagáscarPortuguese
- Мадагаскарский бекасRussian
- močiarnica veľkozobáSlovak
- Madagaskarska barska šljukaSerbian
- madagaskarbeckasinSwedish
- Madagaskar SuçulluğuTurkish
- баранець мадагаскарськийUkrainian
- 马岛沙锥Chinese
- 馬達加斯加沙錐Chinese
Relatives of the madagascar snipe
Other species in the same genus Gallinago.
Common snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Great snipe
Gallinago media
Pin-tailed snipe
Gallinago stenura
Solitary snipe
Gallinago solitaria
Swinhoe's snipe
Gallinago megala
Wilson's snipe
Gallinago delicata
CompareMadagascar snipe vs Common snipeMadagascar snipe vs Great snipeMadagascar snipe vs Pin-tailed snipeMadagascar snipe vs Solitary snipe
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the madagascar snipe?
An adult madagascar snipe weighs 216 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the madagascar snipe endangered?
The madagascar snipe is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the madagascar snipe?
The madagascar snipe (Gallinago macrodactyla) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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