Bufflehead

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Celestún Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
20–30
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 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
2 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
6 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
8 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
10 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
12 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
14 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
16 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
17 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
18 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
19 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
20 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
21 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
26 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
31 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
38 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
39 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
40 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
41 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
42 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
43 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
44 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
45 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
46 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
47 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bufflehead in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Bufflehead sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bufflehead in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bufflehead in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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