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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
📅 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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.