Justification This poorly known species is thought to have a small population which may be declining in some areas owing to habitat degradation. Lack of evidence of any overall decline means that it is presently classified as Near Threatened.

Family/Sub-family Scolopacidae

Species name author (Gray, 1845)

Taxonomic source(s) SACC (2005 + updates), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993), Stotz et al. (1996)

Identification

Population estimate

Population trend

Range estimate (breeding/resident)

Country endemic?

2,500-9,999

unset

326,000 km²

No

Range & population Gallinago stricklandii breeds in south-central Chile and Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego, with some birds reportedly migrating north in winter to Valdivia, Chile^4,6. It has reportedly bred in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), but there is only one recent record and the historical documentation is a lost specimen of questionable identity^1,8. The population has been estimated at less than 10,000 individuals⁷, but could be even smaller. There may be some declines in the north of its range and, although reportedly common on islands around Cape Horn, it is to some extent naturally rare^2,6.

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Ecology: It is found in grassy and forested boggy areas with low scrub or rushes, often in a mosaic of grassy bog, bamboo and lichen-clad dwarf forest and sometimes cushion-plant bogs up to 4,200 m ^5,6. In the north of Tierra del Fuego, it also occurs in non-forested open grass and scrubby areas³.

Threats None are known, but habitat in some areas is presumably vulnerable to degradation and conversion for agriculture and grazing.

Conservation measures underway CMS Appendix II.

Conservation measures proposed Clarify threats to its habitat. Protect areas of important habitat.

References 1. Bennett (1926). 2. Chebez (1994). 3. Humphrey et al. (1970). 4. Olrog (1979). 5. Parker et al. (1996). 6. Piersma (1996b). 7. R. Schlatter in litt. (2002) to Wetlands International (2002). 8. Woods and Woods (1997).

Text account compilers Marcus Babarskas (BirdLife International), Phil Benstead (BirdLife International), Stuart Butchart (BirdLife International), David Capper (BirdLife International), Andy Symes (BirdLife International)

Contributors R. Schlatter

IUCN Red List evaluators Stuart Butchart (BirdLife International), Andy Symes (BirdLife International)

Recommended citation BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Gallinago stricklandii. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 9/2/2010

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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