Puna Snipe
Gallinago andinaTaczanowski, W, 1875
English (US) Puna Snipe
The Puna Snipe (Gallinago andina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Gallinago andina
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Puna Snipe
- Described by
- Taczanowski, W, 1875
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gallinago andina andina
- Gallinago andina innotata
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Taczanowski, W, 1875
- Type locality
- Lake Junin, Peru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1874, pt.4 p.561.
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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