Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago gallinago (Common Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
📅 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 Common Snipe in Doñana National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Common Snipe sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 731 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Snipe in Doñana National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Snipe in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.