Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan)
Closest Relatives at Gauja National Park
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Tundra Bean Goose
Anser serrirostris
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 3 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 10 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whooper Swan in Gauja National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Whooper Swan sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whooper Swan in Gauja National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Whooper Swan in Gauja National Park in our monthly data.