Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nahanni National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
30–40
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
20–30%
3 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
10 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
11 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
12 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
13 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
23 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
24 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barrow's Goldeneye in Nahanni National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Barrow's Goldeneye sighting in Nahanni National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Barrow's Goldeneye in Nahanni National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Barrow's Goldeneye in Nahanni National Park in our monthly data.

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