Red-breasted Merganser

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms 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	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	60–70%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	50–60%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
4	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
9	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
11	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
14	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
15	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
16	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
17	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
18	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
19	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
20	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
24	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
27	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
29	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
31	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
32	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
35	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
41	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
43	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	Insufficient data
44	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
45	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
46	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
47	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
48	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
49	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
50	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
51	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
53	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-breasted Merganser in Cairngorms National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Red-breasted Merganser sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-breasted Merganser in Cairngorms National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Red-breasted Merganser in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.