Bird

Wilson's Snipe

Gallinago delicata

Passes through West Virginia on migration. Found in all 55 counties, across 5 habitats.

Here: On migration
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 5

Adult Wilson's Snipe, whole bird — **Adult**. (c) John Rosford, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 160311379. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: On migration
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 5
Habitat models: Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in West Virginia 5

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 5

WinterCentral Interior and Appalachian Swamp SystemsWilliam McIlvaine, The Chickahominy Swamp (1862): wind-tossed swamp trees standing in dark water under a storm. Shown: Chickahominy Swamp, Virginia, a neighboring state.The Chickahominy Swamp LCCN2004661405, William McIlvaine (1813-1867), 1862. Public domain. Source record.

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Winter

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

WinterCentral Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems; Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

WinterCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

WinterOnly within 60 m of water.Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

Other habitats in its models (51)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in West Virginia. Those recorded in West Virginia first, the rest by region.

Elsewhere in the South (25)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Freshwater Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Large Natural Lakeshore Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Central Florida Herbaceous Pondshore Winter.
Central Florida Herbaceous Seep Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Savanna and Wet Prairie Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Florida Big Bend Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Winter.
Floridian Highlands Freshwater Marsh Winter.
Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Winter.
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Winter.
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Winter.
Red River Large Floodplain Forest Winter.
South Florida Bayhead Swamp Winter.
South Florida Everglades Sawgrass Marsh Winter.
South Florida Freshwater Slough and Gator Hole Winter.
South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Bog and Fen Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Herbaceous Seepage Bog Winter.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.

Northeast (1)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Fresh and Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Winter.

Land cover and other classes (25)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Herbaceous Wetland Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Depression Pondshore Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Herbaceous Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Depression Pondshore Winter.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Winter, only within 60 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Winter, only within 60 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Winter, only within 60 m of water.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland and Forbland Winter, only within 60 m of water.
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Winter.
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Winter.
Recently Burned Winter, only within 60 m of water.
Recently Burned Forest Winter, only within 60 m of water.
Recently Burned Grassland Winter, only within 60 m of water.
Recently Logged Areas Winter, only within 60 m of water.
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Herbaceous Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
Unconsolidated Shore Winter.
Unconsolidated Shore (Beach/Dune) Winter.
Unconsolidated Shore (Lake/River/Pond) Winter.
Western Great Plains Depressional Wetland Systems Winter.
Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.