American Coot

Closest Relatives at Elk Island National Park

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	40–50%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
5	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
11	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
13	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
16	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
17	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
18	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
19	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
20	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
21	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
22	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
23	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
24	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
26	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	0–10%
27	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
28	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
29	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
30	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
31	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
32	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
33	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
34	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
37	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
39	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
40	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
41	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
43	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
48	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
53	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
54	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
55	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
58	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Coot in Elk Island National Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a American Coot sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 261 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Coot in Elk Island National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for American Coot in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.