Killdeer

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	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
3	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
13	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
17	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
18	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
21	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
22	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
24	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
25	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
26	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
28	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
29	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
30	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
32	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
33	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
35	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
45	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
47	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
48	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
49	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
50	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
51	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
53	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
56	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
58	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
59	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
61	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
62	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
64	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
65	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
67	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
68	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
69	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
70	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
71	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
72	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
73	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
74	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
75	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
76	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 12% of visitor-days record a Killdeer sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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