Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus cygnus (Whooper Swan)
Closest Relatives at Glacier National Park
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
📅 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 Glacier National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Whooper Swan sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Whooper Swan in Glacier National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Whooper Swan in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.