Black-legged Kittiwake

Closest Relatives at Katmai 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	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
2	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
4	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	0–10%
7	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
9	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
10	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
12	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
13	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
14	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
16	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
17	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
18	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
19	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
20	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-legged Kittiwake in Katmai National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Black-legged Kittiwake sighting in Katmai National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-legged Kittiwake in Katmai National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black-legged Kittiwake in Katmai National Park in our monthly data.