Giant Snipe
Gallinago undulata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago undulata (Giant Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Paraguayan Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Large-billed Tern
Phaetusa simplex
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
Yellow-billed Tern
Sternula superciliaris
📅 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 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Giant Snipe in Canaima National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Giant Snipe sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Giant Snipe in Canaima National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Giant Snipe in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.