African Snipe

African Snipe

Gallinago nigripennis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
0–10%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
15 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
16 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
17 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
18 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
19 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
20 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Snipe in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 4% of visitor-days record a African Snipe sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Snipe in Moremi Game Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for African Snipe in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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