American Avocet

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

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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	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
2	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
3	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
7	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
12	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
14	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
19	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
21	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
23	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
25	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
26	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
27	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
29	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Avocet in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a American Avocet sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Avocet in Joshua Tree National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for American Avocet in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.