Sooty Grouse

Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
2	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
3	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
6	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Grouse in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Sooty Grouse sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 197 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sooty Grouse in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

May has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Grouse in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.