Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nikko National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
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 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
70–80%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
5 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
7 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
8 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
10 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
11 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
12 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
0–10%
13 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
0–10%
14 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
15 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
17 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
21 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
22 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
23 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
24 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
25 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
27 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
29 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
30 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
33 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
34 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
35 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
36 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
37 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
38 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
39 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
40 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
41 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
42 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
43 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
44 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Wigeon in Nikko National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Wigeon sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eurasian Wigeon in Nikko National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Wigeon in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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