Surf Scoter

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kenai Fjords National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
8 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
10 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
12 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
13 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
14 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
15 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
18 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
20 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
24 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
25 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
26 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
27 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
28 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
29 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
30 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
31 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Surf Scoter in Kenai Fjords National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Surf Scoter sighting in Kenai Fjords National Park, based on 153 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Surf Scoter in Kenai Fjords National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Surf Scoter in Kenai Fjords National Park in our monthly data.

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