Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus olor (Mute Swan)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mute Swan in Joshua Tree National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Mute Swan sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mute Swan in Joshua Tree National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Mute Swan in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.