Paraguayan Snipe
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Paraguayan Snipe

Gallinago paraguaiae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Itatiaia National Park
11 Verified records at Itatiaia National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Pantanal snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) is a bird in tribe Scolopancinai and subfamily Scolopacinae of family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers and relatives. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Paraguayan Snipe sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park

Giant Snipe
LC

Giant Snipe

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gallinago undulata

<5% · Rare
Southern Lapwing
LC

Southern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus chilensis

5–10% · With luck
Wattled Jacana
LC

Wattled Jacana

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jacana jacana

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
2 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
3 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
8 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
9 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Paraguayan Snipe in Itatiaia National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Paraguayan Snipe sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Paraguayan Snipe in Itatiaia National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Paraguayan Snipe in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.

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