African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago nigripennis (African Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
African Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
📅 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 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 19 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 20 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Snipe in Pilanesberg National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a African Snipe sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Snipe in Pilanesberg National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for African Snipe in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.