| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AVES | CHARADRIIFORMES | SCOLOPACIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Gallinago stricklandii | |||
| Species Authority: | (Gray, 1845) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Near Threatened ver 3.1 | |||||||||
| Year Published: | 2008 | |||||||||
| Assessor/s: | BirdLife International | |||||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Symes, A., Butchart, S. | |||||||||
| Contributor/s: | Schlatter, R. | |||||||||
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Justification: This poorly known species is thought to have a small population which may be declining in some areas owing to habitat degradation. Lack of evidence of any overall decline means that it is presently classified as Near Threatened. |
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| Range Description: | Gallinago stricklandii breeds in south-central Chile and Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego, with some birds reportedly migrating north in winter to Valdivia, Chile4,6. It has reportedly bred in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), but there is only one recent record and the historical documentation is a lost specimen of questionable identity1,8. The population has been estimated at less than 10,000 individuals7, but could be even smaller. There may be some declines in the north of its range and, although reportedly common on islands around Cape Horn, it is to some extent naturally rare2,6. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Argentina; Chile; Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
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| Range Map: | Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. |
| Population: | R. Schlatter in litt. 2002 to Wetlands International (2002) estimated <10,000 individuals. |
| Habitat and Ecology: | It is found in grassy and forested boggy areas with low scrub or rushes, often in a mosaic of grassy bog, bamboo and lichen-clad dwarf forest and sometimes cushion-plant bogs up to 4,200 m 5,6. In the north of Tierra del Fuego, it also occurs in non-forested open grass and scrubby areas3. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | None are known, but habitat in some areas is presumably vulnerable to degradation and conversion for agriculture and grazing. |
| Conservation Actions: |
Conservation Actions Underway CMS Appendix II. Conservation Actions Proposed Clarify threats to its habitat. Protect areas of important habitat. |
| Citation: | BirdLife International 2008. Gallinago stricklandii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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