Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago stenura (Pin-tailed Snipe)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 13 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 14 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pin-tailed Snipe in Periyar National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Pin-tailed Snipe sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pin-tailed Snipe in Periyar National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Pin-tailed Snipe in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.