How do you identify a Fuegian Snipe?

This 30–32 cm long snipe has a stocky body and relatively short legs for a wader. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Fuegian Snipe?

The Fuegian Snipe is a medium sized bird weighing about 252 g.

Where can you see a Fuegian Snipe?

The Fuegian Snipe occurs in 2 countries, including Chile.

What birds look similar to a Fuegian Snipe?

The Fuegian Snipe is most easily confused with the Wood Snipe, the Imperial Snipe and the Madagascar Snipe.

Is the Fuegian Snipe endangered?

The Fuegian Snipe is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Fuegian Snipe

Gallinago stricklandii

Sandpipers and Allies · Charadriiformes · Legendary

The Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii) is a legendary sandpiper found in 2 countries, weighing about 252 g. The Fuegian snipe also known as the cordilleran snipe, is a small stocky wader.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEats invertebrateswetlandground nest252 g

Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii), photo 1 — Photo: Sebastián Saiter V. · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii), photo 2 — Photo: Sebastián Saiter V. · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii), photo 3 — Photo: Sebastián Saiter V. · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii), photo 4 — Photo: Sebastián Saiter V. · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Sebastián Saiter V., some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Fuegian Snipe

The Fuegian snipe 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.

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How to identify it

This 30–32 cm long snipe has a stocky body and relatively short legs for a wader. Its upperparts, head and neck are streaked and patterned with dark brown and buff, and gold edges to the feathers form lines down its back, which are not as sharply defined as in most snipe species.. The belly is buff with brown barring on the flanks. The horn-coloured bill is long, straight and fairly robust. The legs and feet are yellowish-green. The sexes are similar, and immature birds differ only in showing pale fringes on the wing coverts.

Where it lives

Chile

Recorded as a rare visitor in Argentina.

When to see it

Best months: January, April, May, June, July, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Fuegian Snipe?: This 30–32 cm long snipe has a stocky body and relatively short legs for a wader. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Fuegian Snipe?: The Fuegian Snipe is a medium sized bird weighing about 252 g.
Where can you see a Fuegian Snipe?: The Fuegian Snipe occurs in 2 countries, including Chile.
What birds look similar to a Fuegian Snipe?: The Fuegian Snipe is most easily confused with the Wood Snipe, the Imperial Snipe and the Madagascar Snipe.
Is the Fuegian Snipe endangered?: The Fuegian Snipe is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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