Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Little Curlew
Numenius minutus
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Latham's Snipe in Daintree National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Latham's Snipe sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Latham's Snipe in Daintree National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Latham's Snipe in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.