Pantanal snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae (Vieillot, 1816)
The pantanal snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 109 g to 114 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pantanal snipe
- Weight
- 109 g – 114 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
- 2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the pantanal snipe live?
Not recorded
What is the pantanal snipe?
The Pantanal snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) is a bird in tribe Scolopancinai and subfamily Scolopacinae of family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers and relatives. It is found on Trinidad and Tobago and in every mainland South American country (though only as a vagrant in Ecuador.)
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Is the pantanal snipe endangered?
The pantanal snipe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the pantanal snipe classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusGallinago
- SpeciesGallinago paraguaiae (Vieillot, 1816)
Synonyms Capella paraguaiae paraguaiae, Gallinago gallinago paraguaiae, Gallinago paraguaiae paraguaiae, Gallinago paraguayae, Scolopax brasiliensis, Scolopax braziliensis, Scolopax frenata, Scolopax paraguaiae
Other names and names in other languages (48)
- Paraguayan snipeEnglish
- South American snipeEnglish
- South American snipeEnglish
- South American snipeEnglish
- شنقب البانتانالArabic
- becadell sud-americàCatalan
- bekasina jihoamerickáCzech
- gïach MagellanWelsh
- Sydamerikansk BekkasinDanish
- AzarabekassineGerman
- Azara-BekassineGerman
- Magellan-BekassineGerman
- MagellanbekassineGerman
- PantanalbekassineGerman
- Magelana galinagoEsperanto
- sudamerika galinagoEsperanto
- Becasina comúnSpanish
- Agachadiza paraguayaSpanish
- Becasina de BañadoSpanish
- Becasina del PantanalSpanish
- heletikutajaEstonian
- eteläamerikankurppaFinnish
- Bécassine de MagellanFrench
- Bécassine du PantanalFrench
- Bécassine du ParaguayFrench
- bécassine sud-américaineFrench
- južnoamerička šljukaCroatian
- dél-amerikai sárszalonkaHungarian
- Beccaccino del SudamericaItalian
- パラグアイタシギJapanese
- ナンベイタシギJapanese
- Pietų Amerikos perkūno oželisLithuanian
- bergwatersnipDutch
- Zuid-Amerikaanse SnipDutch
- søramerikabekkasinNorwegian
- bekas jasnolicyPolish
- batuíraPortuguese
- narcejaPortuguese
- narceja-neotropicalPortuguese
- narceja-sul-americanaPortuguese
- Южноамериканский бекасRussian
- močiarnica jakaveraSlovak
- Paragvajska barska šljukaSerbian
- sydamerikansk beckasinSwedish
- Paraguay SuçulluğuTurkish
- баранець неотропічнийUkrainian
- 南美沙錐Chinese
- 南美沙锥Chinese
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Relatives of the pantanal 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
ComparePantanal snipe vs Common snipePantanal snipe vs Great snipePantanal snipe vs Pin-tailed snipePantanal snipe vs Solitary snipe
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pantanal snipe?
An adult pantanal snipe weighs 109 g – 114 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pantanal snipe endangered?
The pantanal 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 pantanal snipe?
The pantanal snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) 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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