Pin-tailed Snipe
Gallinago stenura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyScolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)
- GenusGallinago (Typical Snipes)
- SpeciesGallinago stenura (Pin-tailed Snipe)
The pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura) is a species of bird in the family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-tailed Snipe sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 14 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 15 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pin-tailed Snipe in Wilpattu National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-tailed Snipe sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
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.