Genus

Typical Snipes

Gallinago

15 species in our catalog · found in 114 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)

Species in this group

Gallinago gallinago

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Gallinago delicata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gallinago paraguaiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gallinago stenura

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gallinago nigripennis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gallinago magellanica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gallinago nobilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gallinago hardwickii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Gallinago macrodactyla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gallinago andina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gallinago megala

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gallinago undulata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gallinago nemoricola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gallinago solitaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gallinago jamesoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Snipes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 15	~50%
	Common Snipe			~50%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 15	~50%
	Common Snipe			~50%
3	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 15	~30%
	Common Snipe			~30%
4	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	~30%
	Common Snipe			~30%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
5	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 15	~30%
	Common Snipe			~30%
6	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	~20%
	Wilson's Snipe			~20%
7	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	~20%
	Wilson's Snipe			~20%
8	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~20%
	Common Snipe			~20%
9	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 15	~20%
	Common Snipe			~20%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~20%
	Wilson's Snipe			~20%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 15	~20%
	Common Snipe			~20%
12	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 15	~20%
	Common Snipe			~20%
13	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	~20%
	Wilson's Snipe			~20%
14	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~20%
	Wilson's Snipe			~20%
15	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	~20%
	Paraguayan Snipe			~20%
16	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 15	~20%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			~20%
17	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 15	~20%
	Common Snipe			~20%
18	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 15	~20%
	African Snipe			~20%
19	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 15	~20%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			~20%
20	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	~20%
	Wilson's Snipe			~20%
21	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Wilson's Snipe			~10%
22	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 15	~10%
	African Snipe			~10%
	Common Snipe			<5%
23	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 15	~10%
	Magellanic Snipe			~10%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
25	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
26	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	~10%
	Wilson's Snipe			~10%
27	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	~10%
	Wilson's Snipe			~10%
28	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Wilson's Snipe			~10%
29	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Wilson's Snipe			~10%
30	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
31	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 15	~10%
	Latham's Snipe			~10%
	Solitary Snipe			<5%
32	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
33	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
34	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Wilson's Snipe			~10%
35	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 15	~10%
	Noble Snipe			~10%
	Andean Snipe			<5%
36	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
37	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
38	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
39	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 15	~10%
	Madagascar Snipe			~10%
40	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	Swinhoe's Snipe			<5%
41	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 15	~10%
	Puna Snipe			~10%
42	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	~10%
	Noble Snipe			~10%
43	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 15	~10%
	African Snipe			~10%
44	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	~10%
	African Snipe			~10%
45	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	~10%
	Magellanic Snipe			~10%
46	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
47	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
48	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
49	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
50	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	<5%
	Magellanic Snipe			<5%
51	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
52	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
53	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
54	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
55	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
56	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
57	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 15	<5%
	Giant Snipe			<5%
	Paraguayan Snipe			<5%
58	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
59	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 15	<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
60	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
61	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
62	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 15	<5%
	African Snipe			<5%
63	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
64	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
65	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	<5%
	Latham's Snipe			<5%
66	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
67	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
68	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 15	<5%
	African Snipe			<5%
69	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
70	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
71	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	African Snipe			<5%
72	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 15	<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
73	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
74	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 15	<5%
	Wood Snipe			<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
75	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
76	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
77	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
78	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
79	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
80	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 15	<5%
	Madagascar Snipe			<5%
81	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	<5%
	Latham's Snipe			<5%
82	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
83	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
84	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	African Snipe			<5%
85	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
86	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	<5%
	African Snipe			<5%
87	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
88	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
89	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	<5%
	Latham's Snipe			<5%
90	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
91	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	<5%
	Paraguayan Snipe			<5%
92	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
93	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
94	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
95	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 15	<5%
	African Snipe			<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
96	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
97	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
98	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
99	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	African Snipe			<5%
100	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	<5%
	Paraguayan Snipe			<5%
101	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
102	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	<5%
	African Snipe			<5%
103	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
104	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
105	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
106	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 15	<5%
	Latham's Snipe			<5%
107	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
108	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
109	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
110	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
111	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 15	<5%
	African Snipe			<5%
112	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	<5%
	Paraguayan Snipe			<5%
113	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
114	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~40%
	Common Snipe			~40%
2	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 15	~40%
	Common Snipe			~40%
3	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 15	~20%
	Common Snipe			~20%
4	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 15	~20%
	Common Snipe			~20%
5	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 15	~20%
	Common Snipe			~20%
6	Riyadh	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 15	~20%
	Common Snipe			~20%
7	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
8	Chattogram	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
9	Indore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
10	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
11	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
12	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
13	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			~10%
	Common Snipe			<5%
14	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
15	Tunis	🇹🇳 Tunisia	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
16	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
17	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Wilson's Snipe			~10%
18	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
19	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 15	~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
20	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	~10%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
21	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
22	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
23	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
24	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
25	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
26	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	~10%
	Wilson's Snipe			~10%
27	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 15	~10%
	Wilson's Snipe			~10%
28	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
	Swinhoe's Snipe			<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
29	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
30	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	~10%
	Common Snipe			~10%
31	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
32	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
33	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
34	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
35	Beirut	🇱🇧 Lebanon	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
36	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
37	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
38	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
39	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	3 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
	Swinhoe's Snipe			<5%
40	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
41	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
42	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
43	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
44	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
45	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
46	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
47	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 15	<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
48	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
49	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	<5%
	Paraguayan Snipe			<5%
50	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
51	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
52	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
53	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
54	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
55	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 15	<5%
	Pin-tailed Snipe			<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
56	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
57	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
58	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%
59	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 15	<5%
	Wilson's Snipe			<5%
60	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 15	<5%
	Common Snipe			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Sapporo Maruyama Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity

Typical Snipes

Species in this group

Common Snipe

Wilson's Snipe

Paraguayan Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe

African Snipe

Magellanic Snipe

Noble Snipe

Latham's Snipe

Madagascar Snipe

Puna Snipe

Swinhoe's Snipe

Giant Snipe

Wood Snipe

Solitary Snipe

Andean Snipe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Snipes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found