Nycticryphes semicollaris
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The South American painted-snipe (Nycticryphes semicollaris), or lesser painted-snipe, is a shorebird in the family Rostratulidae. There are two other species in its family, the Australian painted-snipe and the greater painted-snipe.
Head and neck dark red-brown with a yellow stripe on the crown; upperparts dark grey-brown, spotted white; underparts white. Although the female may be slightly larger and brighter, in contrast to the two other species in the family, the South American painted-snipe is not strongly sexually dimorphic. It has a relatively long, decurved, bill. It has webbed feet, also a difference from the other painted snipe. Measurements: 19–23 cm in length; 65–86 g in weight.
A hoarse, hissing "wee-oo" has been recorded from birds in captivity. The species is found in the southern third of South America, from southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay to Chile and Argentina. It inhabits lowland freshwater wetlands, including wet grasslands.
South American painted-snipes are monogamous and breed semi-colonially. The nest is a shallow cup on the ground in a wetland... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a South American Painted-Snipe sighting in Iberá National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 267th most-seen of the 284 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a South American Painted-Snipe in Iberá National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most South American Painted-Snipe sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Iberá National Park, in our data
Iberá National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate South American Painted-Snipe sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Charadriiformes
The closest relatives of the South American Painted-Snipe that you can see in Iberá National Park (order Charadriiformes, Shorebirds and Allies) are Southern Lapwing (about 80%), Wattled Jacana (about 70%) and Black-necked Stilt (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the South American Painted-Snipe is recorded against all the birds logged in Iberá National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
