Imperial Snipe
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| Scientific name | Gallinago imperialis |
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| Conservation status | Near Threatened (Population decreasing) |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Snipes |
| Order | Shorebirds |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 2936824 |
About Imperial Snipe
The imperial snipe is a small stocky wader which breeds in the Andes. For a century it was known only from two specimens collected near Bogotá, Colombia, and was presumed extinct, but it was rediscovered in Peru in 1967 and Ecuador in 1988. It is not known if it is migratory.
Imperial snipe Photos
