Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wilson's Snipe in Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Ciénaga de Zapata?
February has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.