Black Oystercatcher

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park

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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	40–50%
2	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
9	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Oystercatcher in Channel Islands National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Black Oystercatcher sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 851 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Oystercatcher in Channel Islands National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black Oystercatcher in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.