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 Grand Canyon National Park
Long-billed Curlew
Numenius americanus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
📅 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 Grand Canyon National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Grand Canyon National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.