Imperial Snipe

This 29–31 cm long snipe has a stocky body and relatively short legs for a wader. Its adult plumage is dark rufous brown except for the lower belly and undertail, which are white with heavy brown barring. The grey bill is long, straight and fairly robust, and the legs and feet are grey. The sexes are similar. The juvenile plumage is unknown, but in most snipes species, young birds differ from adults only in showing pale fringes on the wing coverts.

The Imperial Snipe is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Imperial Snipe, Gallinago imperialis, 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. More

The Imperial Snipe occurs around the tree-line at 2,745-3,700 m altitude in mosaic habitats consisting of a mixture of bogs, mossy areas, moist elfin forest, tree-ferns and tall grass. Little is known is known about its habits and it is mostly observed when displaying. The dawn and dusk aerial display involves flying high in circles performing the extremely loud song. This is followed by a dive during which the bird makes a whirring sound, presumably caused by the vibrations of its modified outer tail feathers. More

Imperial Snipe, Gallinago imperialis Imperial Snipe illustration by Paul Greenfield from "The Birds of Ecuador" by Robert Ridgely and Paul Greenfield. Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis = Niels Krabbe with snipe chick Niels Krabbe with an imperial snipe chick found near the campsite during the survey of the highlands of the Tapichalaca reserve. Cerro Tapichalaca Tapichalaca reserve at dawn. More

Imperial Snipe Gallinago imperialis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Near Threatened Justification This little-known and elusive species apparently has a small population, and in some areas it is likely to be declining owing to destruction and degradation of its p More

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Rare Species on WLT reserves: The Imperial snipe Gallinago imperialis - The illustration by Paul Greenfield from "The Birds of Ecuador" by Robert Ridgely and Paul Greenfield Supporters who help save rainforests with the WLT, are helping to save some of the most endangered animals and plants in the world. The following is some information about The Imperial snipe, from Nigel Simpson in Ecuador. More

Imperial Snipe, Gallinago imperialis Fossil bones of some undescribed Gallinago species most similar to the Great Snipe have been recovered in Late Miocene or Early Pliocene deposits (c. More

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