Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGaviiformes (Loons)
- FamilyGaviidae (Loons)
- GenusGavia (Loons)
- SpeciesGavia pacifica (Pacific Loon)
Closest Relatives at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 21 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Loon in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Pacific Loon sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 651 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific Loon in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Loon in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.