Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Gallinago
Species
paraguaiae
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Argentina
Number of Sub-Species
Three Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Grassy savannah, peat bogs, boggy rivers.
Distribution and Range
Throughout South America
Food
Forage on wet meadows or mud flats by sight and by jabbing for aquatic insects, small invertibrates and some plant life.