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 Shenandoah National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Sanderling
Calidris alba
📅 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 Shenandoah National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 412 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Shenandoah National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.