Andean Snipe
Gallinago jamesoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago jamesoni (Andean Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park
Noble Snipe
Gallinago nobilis
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Southern Lapwing
Vanellus chilensis
Andean Lapwing
Vanellus resplendens
📅 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 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Andean Snipe in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Andean Snipe sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Andean Snipe in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Andean Snipe in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.