Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnser (Anserinis)
- SpeciesAnser caerulescens (Snow Goose)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Swan Goose
Anser cygnoides
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Ross's Goose
Anser rossii
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Snow Goose in Channel Islands National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Snow Goose sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 138 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snow Goose in Channel Islands National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Snow Goose in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.