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 Thingvellir National Park
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
📅 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 Thingvellir National Park?
About 68% of visitor-days record a Common Snipe sighting in Thingvellir National Park, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Snipe in Thingvellir National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Snipe in Thingvellir National Park in our monthly data.