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 Great Bear Rainforest
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Aphriza virgata
Calidris virgata
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
📅 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 Great Bear Rainforest?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 455 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Great Bear Rainforest?
April has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.