Lesser Yellowlegs

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

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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	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	40–50%
2	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
3	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
5	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
6	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
10	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
12	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
16	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	0–10%
17	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	0–10%
18	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	0–10%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
20	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
21	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
25	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
26	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
27	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
29	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
30	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
31	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
33	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
34	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
36	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
37	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
38	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
39	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
40	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
42	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
43	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
44	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
45	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
47	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
48	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
49	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
51	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
54	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
55	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
57	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
59	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
60	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
63	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
64	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
65	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
66	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
67	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
69	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
70	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
71	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
72	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
73	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
74	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
75	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
76	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
77	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
78	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
79	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
80	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
81	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
82	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
83	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
84	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
85	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
86	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
87	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
88	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
89	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
90	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
91	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
92	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
93	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
94	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
95	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
96	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
97	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
98	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
99	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
100	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
101	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
102	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
103	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
104	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
105	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Yellowlegs in Banff National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Lesser Yellowlegs sighting in Banff National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Yellowlegs in Banff National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Yellowlegs in Banff National Park in our monthly data.