Great Snipe
Gallinago media
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago media (Great Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Snipe in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Great Snipe sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Snipe in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Great Snipe in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.