Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago stenura (Pin-tailed Snipe)
The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-tailed Snipe sighting in Yala National Park, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 14 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 15 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pin-tailed Snipe in Yala National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-tailed Snipe sighting in Yala National Park, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pin-tailed Snipe in Yala National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Pin-tailed Snipe in Yala National Park in our monthly data.