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 Isle Royale National Park
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Tryngites subruficollis
Calidris subruficollis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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 Isle Royale National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Isle Royale National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.