American White-winged Scoter

Closest Relatives at Gates of the Arctic 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	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
4	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
8	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
9	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
10	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
12	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
13	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
15	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
16	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
17	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
19	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
20	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
21	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
22	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
23	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
24	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
25	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American White-winged Scoter in Gates of the Arctic National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a American White-winged Scoter sighting in Gates of the Arctic National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American White-winged Scoter in Gates of the Arctic National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for American White-winged Scoter in Gates of the Arctic National Park in our monthly data.