Giant Snipe

Giant Snipe

Gallinago undulata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Canaima National Park
23 Verified records at Canaima National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Snipe sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Paraguayan Snipe
LC

Paraguayan Snipe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinago paraguaiae

<5% · Rare
Solitary Sandpiper
LC

Solitary Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa solitaria

<5% · Rare
Spotted Sandpiper
LC

Spotted Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis macularius

Insufficient data
Southern Lapwing
LC

Southern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus chilensis

5–10% · With luck
Large-billed Tern
LC

Large-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaetusa simplex

<5% · Rare
Wattled Jacana
LC

Wattled Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana jacana

Insufficient data
Black Skimmer
LC

Black Skimmer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rynchops niger

Insufficient data
Yellow-billed Tern
LC

Yellow-billed Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sternula superciliaris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
3 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Snipe in Canaima National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Snipe sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Snipe in Canaima National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Giant Snipe in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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