Northern Gannet

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

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	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
2	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
6	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
7	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
10	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Gannet in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Northern Gannet sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 178 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Gannet in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Gannet in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.