Northern Gannet

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Gros Morne National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
2 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
0–10%
4 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
6 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Gannet in Gros Morne National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Northern Gannet sighting in Gros Morne National Park, based on 120 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Gannet in Gros Morne National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Gannet in Gros Morne National Park in our monthly data.

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