Steller's Eider
Polysticta stelleri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusPolysticta
- SpeciesPolysticta stelleri (Steller's Eider)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Steller's Eider sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Steller's Eider are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Steller's Eider in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Steller's Eider sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Steller's Eider in Great Bear Rainforest?
October has the highest sighting rate for Steller's Eider in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.