Gallinago delicata
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) is a small, stocky shorebird. The generic name Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific name delicata is Latin for "dainty".
This species was considered to be a subspecies of the common snipe (G. gallinago) until 2003 when it was given its own species status, though not all authorities recognized this immediately. Wilson's snipe differs from the latter species in having a narrower white trailing edge to the wings, and eight pairs of tail feathers instead of the typical seven of the common snipe. Its common name commemorates the American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.
Adults are 23–28 cm (9.1–11.0 in) in length with a 39–45 cm (15–18 in) wingspan. Weight ranges from 2.8–5.2 oz (79–147 g). They have short greenish-grey legs and a very long straight dark bill. The body is mottled brown on top and pale underneath. They have a dark stripe through the eye, with light stripes above and below it. The wings are pointed.
They breed in marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows in Canada and the northern United States and on the Chukchi Peninsula... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Anchorage | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Montreal on a given day, based on 347 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th most-seen of the 256 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Snipe in Montreal on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wilson's Snipe sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
20th of 39
Of the 39 cities where we can rate Wilson's Snipe sightings, Montreal ranks 20th at under 5%. The best odds are in Mesa (United States, about 10%), Anchorage (United States, about 10%) and Toluca (México, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wilson's Snipe is recorded against all the birds logged in Montreal (347 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
