Paraguayan Snipe
Gallinago paraguaiae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago paraguaiae (Paraguayan Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Wattled Jacana
Jacana jacana
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
📅 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 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Paraguayan Snipe in Iberá National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Paraguayan Snipe sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 306 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Paraguayan Snipe in Iberá National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Paraguayan Snipe in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.