Family

Loons

Gaviidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Gavia immer

Gavia stellata

Gavia pacifica

Gavia arctica

Gavia adamsii

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Loons

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	70–80%
	Common Loon			70–80%
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
2	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	3	60–70%
	Red-throated Loon			50–60%
	Common Loon			10–20%
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	3	60–70%
	Common Loon			40–50%
	Red-throated Loon			20–30%
	Arctic Loon			0–10%
4	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	4	50–60%
	Common Loon			30–40%
	Pacific Loon			20–30%
	Red-throated Loon			10–20%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	40–50%
	Common Loon			40–50%
	Red-throated Loon			0–10%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	40–50%
	Common Loon			40–50%
7	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	Common Loon			40–50%
8	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4	40–50%
	Common Loon			20–30%
	Pacific Loon			10–20%
	Red-throated Loon			0–10%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
9	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	40–50%
	Common Loon			20–30%
	Pacific Loon			10–20%
	Red-throated Loon			0–10%
	Yellow-billed Loon			Insufficient data
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	30–40%
	Common Loon			30–40%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
11	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Pacific Loon			20–30%
	Common Loon			0–10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
12	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	20–30%
	Common Loon			20–30%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
13	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	20–30%
	Common Loon			10–20%
	Pacific Loon			0–10%
	Red-throated Loon			0–10%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	20–30%
	Common Loon			10–20%
	Pacific Loon			0–10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	20–30%
	Common Loon			20–30%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
16	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Common Loon			10–20%
	Red-throated Loon			10–20%
	Pacific Loon			0–10%
17	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	20–30%
	Common Loon			20–30%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
18	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	20–30%
	Common Loon			10–20%
	Pacific Loon			10–20%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			Insufficient data
19	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Common Loon			0–10%
	Pacific Loon			0–10%
	Red-throated Loon			0–10%
20	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	20–30%
	Common Loon			10–20%
	Red-throated Loon			0–10%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
	Yellow-billed Loon			Insufficient data
21	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	10–20%
	Common Loon			10–20%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
22	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	10–20%
	Arctic Loon			10–20%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
23	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	10–20%
	Common Loon			10–20%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
24	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Common Loon			10–20%
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Common Loon			10–20%
	Yellow-billed Loon			Insufficient data
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
26	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	10–20%
	Common Loon			0–10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
27	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	0–10%
	Red-throated Loon			0–10%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
28	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	0–10%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
29	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	0–10%
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
30	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	0–10%
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
31	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
32	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
33	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
34	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
35	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
36	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
37	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
38	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			Insufficient data
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
39	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
40	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
41	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
42	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
43	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
44	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
45	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
46	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
47	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
48	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
49	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
50	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
51	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
52	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
53	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data

Loons

Species in this group

Common Loon

Red-throated Loon

Pacific Loon

Arctic Loon

Yellow-billed Loon

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Loons

Parks Ranked