Pin-tailed Snipe

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

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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	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
2	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
3	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
4	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
5	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
6	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
7	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
8	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
9	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
10	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
11	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
12	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
13	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
14	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pin-tailed Snipe in Wilpattu National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Pin-tailed Snipe sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 77 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pin-tailed Snipe in Wilpattu National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Pin-tailed Snipe in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.