Snares Island Snipe

Snares Island Snipe

Coenocorypha huegeli

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Rakiura National Park

Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park

Bar-tailed Godwit
NT

Bar-tailed Godwit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Limosa lapponica

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

Insufficient data
Silver Gull
Endemic

Silver Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

80–90% · Very likely
VOC
LC Endemic

VOC

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haematopus unicolor

70–80% · Very likely
Dominican Gull
LC

Dominican Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus dominicanus

70–80% · Very likely
White-fronted Tern
NT

White-fronted Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna striata

50–60% · Likely
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
LC Endemic

South Island Pied Oystercatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haematopus finschi

10–20% · With luck
Black-fronted Tern
EN Endemic

Black-fronted Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias albostriatus

0–10% · With luck
Brown Skua

Brown Skua

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stercorarius antarcticus

<5% · Rare
Black-billed Gull
Endemic

Black-billed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus bulleri

<5% · Rare
Masked Lapwing
LC

Masked Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus miles

<5% · Rare
Antarctic Tern
LC

Antarctic Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna vittata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🕐 When They’re Spotted

🕐

Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.

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 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snares Island Snipe in Rakiura National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Snares Island Snipe sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Snares Island Snipe in Rakiura National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Snares Island Snipe in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.

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