Giant Snipe

Gallinago undulata (Boddaert, 1783)

36–47 cmLength312 gWeight

The giant snipe (Gallinago undulata) is a stocky wader.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela

Giant Snipe has been recorded at 19 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Reserva Ecológica de GuapiaçuBrazil155 records
PN de Boa Nova – Mata do CharmeBrazil85 records
Parque Nacional San Rafael, Dptos. Itapúa y CaazapáParaguay25 records

More places

Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu – AlagadosBrazil25 records
Reserva Guyra RetaParaguay12 records
Pompéu – apenas listas históricasBrazil11 records
PN do Itatiaia – área geralBrazil10 records
PARNA das EmasBrazil8 records
Laguna Blanca, San PedroParaguay5 records
Mbaracayú – JejuimiParaguay3 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Paraguay Venezuela Suriname

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The giant snipe (Gallinago undulata) is a stocky wader. It breeds in South America. The nominate subspecies G. u. undulata occurs in two distinct areas, one in Colombia, and the other from Venezuela through Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana to extreme north-eastern Brazil.

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Questions

How big is the Giant Snipe?

The Giant Snipe is about 36–47 cm long and weighs around 312 g.

Where does the Giant Snipe live?

Its breeding range: South America: wet grassland of northern, southeastern South America. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela.