Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Glacier National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
3 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
9 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
11 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
13 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
17 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
18 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
20 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
21 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
24 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
25 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
26 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
27 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
28 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
29 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
30 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
31 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
32 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
33 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
34 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
35 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
36 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
37 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
38 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
39 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snow Bunting in Glacier National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Snow Bunting sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Snow Bunting in Glacier National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Snow Bunting in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.

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