Puna snipe
Gallinago andina Taczanowski, 1875
The puna snipe (Gallinago andina) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 109 g to 113 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the puna snipe
- Weight
- 109 g – 113 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
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the puna snipe live?
Not recorded
What is the puna snipe?
The puna snipe (Gallinago andina) is a bird in tribe Scolopancinai and subfamily Scolopacinae of family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers and relatives. It is native to the puna grassland.
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Is the puna snipe endangered?
The puna 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 puna snipe classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusGallinago
- SpeciesGallinago andina Taczanowski, 1875
Synonyms Capella andina, Capella paraguaiae andina, Gallinago paraguaiae andina
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- شنقب بوناArabic
- بونا سنيبEgyptian Arabic
- Gioc'h PunaBreton
- becadell de la PunaCatalan
- bekasina žlutonoháCzech
- PunabekkasinDanish
- PunabekassineGerman
- Puna-BekassineGerman
- punaa galinagoEsperanto
- Agachadiza de la punaSpanish
- Becacina de la PunaSpanish
- Becasina andinaSpanish
- Becasina de la PunaSpanish
- puunatikutajaEstonian
- keltajalkakurppaFinnish
- Bécassine de la punaFrench
- punska šljukaCroatian
- puna sárszalonkaHungarian
- Beccaccino della punaItalian
- プナタシギJapanese
- BergwatersnipDutch
- bekas TaczanowskiegoPolish
- narceja-da-punaPortuguese
- narcejao-o-galinholaPortuguese
- Бекас пуныRussian
- Высокогорный бекасRussian
- močiarnica žltonoháSlovak
- Punska barska šljukaSerbian
- punabeckasinSwedish
- Puna ÇulluğuTurkish
- баранець пунанськийUkrainian
- 山沙锥Chinese
- 普納高原沙錐Chinese
Relatives of the puna 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
ComparePuna snipe vs Common snipePuna snipe vs Great snipePuna snipe vs Pin-tailed snipePuna snipe vs Solitary snipe
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the puna snipe?
An adult puna snipe weighs 109 g – 113 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the puna snipe endangered?
The puna 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 puna snipe?
The puna snipe (Gallinago andina) 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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