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Gallinago stricklandii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AVES Charadriiformes Scolopacidae

Scientific Name: Gallinago stricklandii
Species Authority: (Gray, 1845)
Common Name/s:
English – Fuegian Snipe

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Near Threatened     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s BirdLife International
Evaluator/s: Butchart, S. & Symes, A. (BirdLife International Red List Authority)
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.

History:
2006 – Near Threatened
2004 – Near Threatened
2000 – Lower Risk/near threatened
1994 – Lower Risk/near threatened
1988 – Near Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

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 reputedly 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. 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. 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. CMS Appendix II.

Countries:
Native:
Argentina; Chile; Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: R. Schlatter in litt. 2002 to Wetlands International (2002) estimated <10,000 individuals.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: BirdLife International 2008. Gallinago stricklandii. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 September 2010.
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