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• Distribution map
• Reference and further resources

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,970,600 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	3900-5200 mature individuals	-	estimated	-
Population trend	unknown	-	-	-
Generation length	4.25 years	-	-	-

Population justification: Boyla and Estrada (2005) and Wetlands International (2012) both estimated the global population size of this species was less than 10,000. In a recent appraisal, Lesterhuis et al. (in prep.) more precisely estimated 6,500 individuals by collating published estimates, eBird data, and national censuses. Not all of these are mature individuals, and so applying a ratio of 0.6-0.8, the latter is estimated at 3,900-5,200.

Trend justification: Population trend unknown, but probably stable. Much of this species' range is very remote and, while feral dogs have been identified as a potential threat (D. C. Heredia in litt. 2024), the species remains commonly encountered even close to human habitation (eBird 2024) suggesting that any impacts are probably minimal. More research needed.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Bolivia	extant	native	yes
Colombia	extant	native	yes
Ecuador	extant	native	yes
Peru	extant	native	yes
Venezuela	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Swamp	suitable	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Alpine Wetlands (includes temporary waters from snowmelt)	major	resident
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	resident
Altitude	2100 - 4300 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Canis familiaris	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		No decline		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Species disturbance, Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Andean Snipe Gallinago jamesoni. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/andean-snipe-gallinago-jamesoni on 25/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/12/2024.