Birds of Venezuela


Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Canada
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Found at all altitudes, and smaller than Noble Snipe.


Jameson's Snipe (Gallinago jamesoni) Papallacta, Ecuador Note thick base to bill and more barred belly than Noble Snipe.
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Noble Snipe (Gallinago nobilis) Near Threatened Sumapaz National Park, Colombia
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A large snipe generally found in high altitude marshes in the paramo. Note white belly.
Probing for food.


Pantanal Snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) Parque Iguaçu, Curitiba, Brazil
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A small snipe closely related to Wilson's Snipe in North American and Common Snipe in Eurasia. Widespread and found up to mid altitude levels in the Andes. In 2020 the Magellanic Snipe of the Southern Cone was split from this species.


Giant Snipe (Gallinago undulata gigantea) REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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Nocturnal.