Wilson's Snipe
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Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Voyageurs National Park
5 Verified records at Voyageurs National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Voyageurs National Park

Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

<5% · Rare
Greater Yellowlegs
NT

Greater Yellowlegs

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa melanoleuca

Insufficient data
Least Sandpiper
NT

Least Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris minutilla

Insufficient data
American Woodcock
LC

American Woodcock

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Scolopax minor

Insufficient data
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

Insufficient data
Ring-billed Gull
LC

Ring-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus delawarensis

50–60% · Likely
American Herring Gull
LC

American Herring Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus smithsonianus

20–30% · Possible
Killdeer
NT

Killdeer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius vociferus

<5% · Rare
Forster's Tern
LC

Forster's Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna forsteri

Insufficient data
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

Insufficient data
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

Insufficient data
Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wilson's Snipe in Voyageurs National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Voyageurs National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Voyageurs National Park in our monthly data.

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