Whooper Swan

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Biebrza National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
50–60%
2 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
20–30%
3 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
5 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
0–10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
9 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
10 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
12 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
13 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whooper Swan in Biebrza National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Whooper Swan sighting in Biebrza National Park, based on 257 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Whooper Swan in Biebrza National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Whooper Swan in Biebrza National Park in our monthly data.

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