Swinhoe's Snipe
Gallinago megala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago megala (Swinhoe's Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
📅 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 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Swinhoe's Snipe in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Swinhoe's Snipe sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swinhoe's Snipe in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Swinhoe's Snipe in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.