Smew

Closest Relatives at Białowieża 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	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
2	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
3	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
5	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
7	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
8	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
9	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	Insufficient data
10	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Smew in Białowieża National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Smew sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Smew in Białowieża National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Smew in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.