Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
SpeciesGallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe)

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overall probability at Nahanni National Park

4 Verified records at Nahanni National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nahanni National Park

Actitis macularius

Tringa flavipes

Tringa solitaria

Phalaropus lobatus

Tringa incana

Calidris minutilla

Sterna paradisaea

Larus brachyrhynchus

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

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Charadrius semipalmatus

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Larus smithsonianus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Wilson's Snipe at Nahanni National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
2	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
5	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
9	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
10	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
11	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
12	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
13	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
15	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
16	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
25	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
34	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
36	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
39	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
40	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
42	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
47	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
48	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
51	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
53	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
55	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
57	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
58	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
60	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
61	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
62	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
63	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Wilson's Snipe

Closest Relatives at Nahanni National Park

Spotted Sandpiper

Lesser Yellowlegs

Solitary Sandpiper

Red-necked Phalarope

Wandering Tattler

Least Sandpiper

Arctic Tern

Short-billed Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Semipalmated Plover

American Herring Gull

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found