Alternative name: Andean Snipe
- Gallinago jamesoni
Identification
Length 28·5–30 cm (11¼-11¾ in)
- Bill: long and straight; horn-coloured
- Warm brown upperparts, head and neck; streaked with buff and gold
- White underparts with brown bars
- Yellowish-green legs and feet
Sexes similar
Immatures show pale fringes on the wing coverts.
Similar species
Fuegian Snipe and Imperial Snipe.
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of Colombia to western Venezuela and eastern Bolivia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Two subspecies are recognised by some authors: G. j. jamesoni and G. j. chapmani[2]
Habitat
They use a variety of habitats, including swampy forests, marshes, bamboo plantations and paramo. Observed at heights around 4,343 m on the eastern slope of the Andes.
Behaviour
Diet
They use their long bill to extract insects and worms from the mud. There is little information on their prey.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
- BF Member observations
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Jameson's Snipe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Jameson%27s_Snipe
