bat ray

bat ray

Myliobatis californica

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
70–80
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
70–80
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
70–80
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a bat ray in Channel Islands National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a bat ray sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see bat ray in Channel Islands National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for bat ray in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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