Bufflehead

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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
17	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
18	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
19	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
20	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
21	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
38	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
39	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
40	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
41	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
42	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
43	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
47	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 1% of visitor-days record a Bufflehead sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Bufflehead in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.