Ross's Goose

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	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
2	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
3	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
5	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
9	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
10	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
11	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
12	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
13	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ross's Goose in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Ross's Goose sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ross's Goose in Joshua Tree National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Ross's Goose in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.