Purple Finch

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	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
2	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
6	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
11	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
13	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
15	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
16	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
17	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
18	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
19	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
22	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
25	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
26	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
27	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 9% of visitor-days record a Purple Finch sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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