Order

Loons

Gaviiformes

5 species in our catalog · found in 56 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGaviiformes (Loons)

Species in this group

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

Gavia immer

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Gavia stellata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Gavia pacifica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Gavia arctica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gavia adamsii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~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	Daily sighting probability
1	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~70%
	Common Loon			~70%
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
2	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	3	~70%
	Red-throated Loon			~60%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	3	~60%
	Common Loon			~40%
	Red-throated Loon			~30%
	Arctic Loon			~10%
4	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	4	~60%
	Common Loon			~30%
	Pacific Loon			~30%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~50%
	Common Loon			~50%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~50%
	Common Loon			~50%
7	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Common Loon			~50%
8	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4	~40%
	Common Loon			~30%
	Pacific Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
9	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~40%
	Common Loon			~30%
	Pacific Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Yellow-billed Loon			Insufficient data
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~40%
	Common Loon			~40%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
11	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Pacific Loon			~20%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
12	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~30%
	Common Loon			~30%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
13	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~30%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~30%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Pacific Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
16	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			~10%
17	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
18	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~20%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			Insufficient data
19	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
20	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~20%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
	Yellow-billed Loon			Insufficient data
21	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
22	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
23	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
24	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	~10%
	Arctic Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
25	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Yellow-billed Loon			Insufficient data
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
26	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
27	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	~10%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
28	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
29	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
30	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3	~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	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
33	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
34	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
35	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
36	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common 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	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
43	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
44	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
45	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
46	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
47	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			Insufficient data
48	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	<5%
	Arctic Loon			Insufficient data
	Red-throated Loon			Insufficient data
49	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
50	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
51	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
52	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
53	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
54	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
55	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Loon			Insufficient data
56	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

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Loons

Parks Ranked