American Wigeon

Closest Relatives at Big Bend 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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
2	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
10	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
12	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
13	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
15	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
18	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
19	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
20	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
21	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
22	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
23	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
24	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
25	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
26	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
27	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
30	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
31	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
36	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
37	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
38	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
43	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
46	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
47	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
48	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
49	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
50	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
51	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
52	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
53	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
55	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Wigeon in Big Bend National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a American Wigeon sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Wigeon in Big Bend National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for American Wigeon in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.