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 Yosemite National Park
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Wilson's Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Willet
Tringa semipalmata
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
California Gull
Larus californicus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
📅 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 Yosemite National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Snipe sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wilson's Snipe in Yosemite National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Snipe in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.