Great Snipe vs Puna Snipe

Gallinago media compared with Gallinago andina

Key Differences

• Great Snipe is Near Threatened while Puna Snipe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Snipe	Puna Snipe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family same	Scolopacidae	Scolopacidae
Genus same	Gallinago	Gallinago
Species	Gallinago media	Gallinago andina

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Snipe and Puna Snipe share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gallinago.

Conservation Status

Great Snipe

NT — Near Threatened

Puna Snipe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Snipe	Puna Snipe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Snipe

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Puna Snipe

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

Great Snipe

Great Snipe (Gallinago media) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway