Pacific Loon

Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica

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

Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park

Common Loon
LC

Common Loon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavia immer

10–20% · With luck
Red-throated Loon
LC

Red-throated Loon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavia stellata

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
2 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
10 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
11 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
15 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
18 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
21 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Loon in Redwood National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Pacific Loon sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 136 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pacific Loon in Redwood National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Loon in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.

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