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 Grampians National Park
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Painted Buttonquail
Turnix varius
Banded Lapwing
Vanellus tricolor
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
📅 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 Grampians National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Latham's Snipe sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Latham's Snipe in Grampians National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Latham's Snipe in Grampians National Park in our monthly data.