Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago delicata (Wilson's Snipe)
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
📅 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 Wilson's Snipe in Redwood National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Redwood National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.