Madagascar Snipe

Madagascar Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ranomafana National Park

Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park

Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

<5% · Rare
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

Insufficient data
Sanderling
LC

Sanderling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alba

Insufficient data
Madagascan Buttonquail
LC

Madagascan Buttonquail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turnix nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Madagascar Pratincole
NT

Madagascar Pratincole

Bird

Glareola ocularis

<5% · Rare
Greater Painted-Snipe
LC

Greater Painted-Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rostratula benghalensis

Insufficient data
Sooty Tern
LC

Sooty Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychoprion fuscatus

Insufficient data
Lesser Crested Tern
LC

Lesser Crested Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalasseus bengalensis

Insufficient data
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

Insufficient data
Common Ringed Plover
LC

Common Ringed Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Charadrius hiaticula

Insufficient data
Black-bellied Plover
VU

Black-bellied Plover

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pluvialis squatarola

Insufficient data
Crab-Plover
LC

Crab-Plover

Bird

Dromas ardeola

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
0–10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Snipe in Ranomafana National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Madagascar Snipe sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Snipe in Ranomafana National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Snipe in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.

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