American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
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 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
4 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
5 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
6 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
7 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
8 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
10 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
12 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
14 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
16 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
17 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
18 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
19 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
20 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
24 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
25 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
26 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
28 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
31 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
34 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Goldfinch in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a American Goldfinch sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 277 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Goldfinch in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for American Goldfinch in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.

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