The puna snipe (Gallinago andina) is a bird in tribe Scolopancinai and subfamily Scolopacinae of family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers and relatives.

The current (2022) puna snipe has two subspecies, the nominate G. a. andina (Taczanowski, 1875) and G. a. innotata (Hellmayr, 1932).

[6] The nominate subspecies of puna snipe is found in the Andes of Peru, northern Chile, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina.

[6] Some members of the Argentinian population of the puna snipe's nominate subspecies move east onto the pampas during the austral winter.

Both are assumed to be similar to those of other South American Gallinago snipes, which forage for insect larvae and earthworms by probing mud and wet soil.

The male performs a winnowing display during courtship, flying high in circles and then taking shallow dives to produce a distinctive sound.

The species' non-vocal winnowing is made by air flowing over the outer tail feathers during flight.