American White-winged Scoter

American White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
2 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
10 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
11 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
12 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
15 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
19 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
23 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
24 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
25 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American White-winged Scoter in Channel Islands National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a American White-winged Scoter sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 126 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American White-winged Scoter in Channel Islands National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for American White-winged Scoter in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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