
The African snipe (Gallinago nigripennis) also known as the Ethiopian snipe, is a small stocky wader.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 464 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Gauteng and beyond
Provinces where African Snipe is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
464 records, iNaturalist
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iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de African Snipe op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
The African Snipe is most recorded in Gauteng (36% of records), Western Cape (28% of records), Mpumalanga (14% of records), based on 464 iNaturalist observations. 7 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the African Snipe on site or nearby.
The African Snipe is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The African snipe (Gallinago nigripennis) also known as the Ethiopian snipe, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in eastern and southern Africa in wet mountain moorland and swamps at altitudes of 1,700-4,000 m (5,600-13,100 ft). When not breeding it disperses widely, including into coastal lowlands.