Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Previously lumped with G. magellanica as Gallinago paraguaiae (del Hoyo and Collar 2014). Sometimes treated as conspecific with G. gallinago (with G. delicata) and G. nigripennis; treated as conspecific with G. andina in HBW, but strong trend since at least mid-1980s against this view (see related note/s). Monotypic.
Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2022. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The population is suspected to number 25,000-100,000 mature individuals (Wetlands International 2022). However, based on the number of records (per eBird 2022), this value may be a considerable underestimate; the population is here tentatively placed in the band 100,000-499,999 mature individuals.
Trend justification: The overall population trend is stable (Wetlands International 2022).
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: South American Snipe Gallinago paraguaiae. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/south-american-snipe-gallinago-paraguaiae on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.