Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Abstract
Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2020. Gallinago delicata is listed as Least Concern.
The Red List Assessment
BirdLife International 2020. Gallinago delicata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T22729867A182637179. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22729867A182637179.en. Accessed on 02 November 2026.
Language
English
Last assessed
21 August 2020
Scope of assessment
Global
Population trend
Increasing
Number of mature individuals
2,000,000
Habitat and ecology
Forest, Grassland, Wetlands (inland), Marine Neritic, Artificial/Aquatic & Marine
Geographic range
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Extant (resident)
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Extant (breeding)
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Extant (non-breeding)
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Extant (passage)
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Extant & Vagrant (non-breeding)
Assessment Information
Global Assessment
IUCN Red List Category and Criteria - Global Assessment
Date assessed
21 August 2020
Year published
2020
Assessment Information in detail
Geographic Range
Native
Extant (non-breeding)
Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba; Cayman Islands; Colombia; Costa Rica; Curaçao; Dominica; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamaica; Martinique; Mexico; Montserrat; Nicaragua; Panama; Puerto Rico; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sint Maarten (Dutch part); Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.
Extant (resident)
Canada; United States
Extant & Vagrant
Ecuador; Greenland
Number of locations
Upper elevation limit
Lower elevation limit
Upper depth limit
Lower depth limit
Geographic Range in detail
Population
Current population trend
Number of mature individuals
2,000,000
Population severely fragmented
No
Continuing decline of mature individuals
No
Population in detail
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat type
Forest, Grassland, Wetlands (inland), Marine Neritic, Artificial/Aquatic & Marine
Generation length (years)
2.8 years
Congregatory
Movement patterns
Full Migrant
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat
Unknown
Habitat and Ecology in detail
Threats
Residential & commercial development
- Housing & urban areas
- Commercial & industrial areas
Agriculture & aquaculture
- Annual & perennial non-timber crops
Energy production & mining
- Mining & quarrying
Threats in detail
Use and Trade
Use and Trade in detail
Conservation Actions
In-place research and monitoring
- Action Recovery Plan : No
- Systematic monitoring scheme : Yes
In-place land/water protection
- Conservation sites identified : Yes, over entire range
- Occurs in at least one protected area : Yes
- Invasive species control or prevention : No
In-place species management
- Harvest management plan : Yes
- Successfully reintroduced or introduced benignly : No
- Subject to ex-situ conservation : No
In-place education
- Included in international legislation : No
- Subject to any international management / trade controls : No
Conservation Actions in detail
Bibliography
Red List Bibliography
External Data
Images and External Links
Images and External Links in detail
CITES Legislation from Species+
Data source
The information below is from the Species+ website.
CITES Legislation from Species+ in detail
Ex situ data from Species360
Data source
The information below is from Species360's Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS)
Ex situ data from Species360 in detail
Studies and Actions from Conservation Evidence
Data source
The information below is from the Conservation Evidence website.
