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 Wadden Sea National Park
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Common Snipe sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 2128 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Snipe in Wadden Sea National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common Snipe in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.