Sandpipers, Snipes

Pantanal Snipe

Gallinago paraguaiae

The Pantanal Snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) is a 109 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Sandpipers, Snipes

Order

Charadriiformes

Weight

109 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Guyana, Chile, Suriname, GF, Trinidad and Tobago.

Where to see it: Ceibas (Argentina); Route de Guatemala - Grandes pâtures (French Guiana); Paso Centurión · Área General (Uruguay); PN Iberá · Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá) (Argentina); Playa - Ex Calera San Antonio (Paraguay).

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