Common Goldeneye

Closest Relatives at Elk Island 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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
4	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	20–30%
5	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
8	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
9	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	10–20%
15	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
16	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
17	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
18	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
19	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
20	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
21	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	0–10%
22	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
23	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
24	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
26	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
27	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
29	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
33	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
36	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
37	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
38	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
42	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
44	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	Insufficient data
45	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
47	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
48	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
49	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Goldeneye in Elk Island National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Common Goldeneye sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 275 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Goldeneye in Elk Island National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Common Goldeneye in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.