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 Denali National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
📅 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 Denali National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Denali National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Denali National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Denali National Park in our monthly data.