Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan)
Closest Relatives at Gates of the Arctic National Park
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Trumpeter Swan in Gates of the Arctic National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Trumpeter Swan 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 Trumpeter Swan in Gates of the Arctic National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Trumpeter Swan in Gates of the Arctic National Park in our monthly data.