Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago gallinago (Common Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Snipe in Ranthambore National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Common Snipe sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 99 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Snipe in Ranthambore National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Common Snipe in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.