Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
50–60
Apr
80–90
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
60–70%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
50–60%
3 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
5 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
6 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
10 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
13 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
14 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
15 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
0–10%
16 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
0–10%
17 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
0–10%
18 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
19 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
20 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
24 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
25 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
26 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
27 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
30 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
31 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
32 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
36 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
37 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
38 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
39 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
40 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
41 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
42 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
43 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
44 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
45 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
46 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
47 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
48 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
49 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Snipe in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 59% of visitor-days record a Common Snipe sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 1319 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Snipe in Vatnajokull National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Common Snipe in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.

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