Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnser (Anserinis)
- SpeciesAnser caerulescens (Snow Goose)
Closest Relatives at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Snow Goose in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Snow Goose sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snow Goose in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Snow Goose in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.