Common Loon

Closest Relatives at Thingvellir National Park

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Loon in Thingvellir National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Common Loon sighting in Thingvellir National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Loon in Thingvellir National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Common Loon in Thingvellir National Park in our monthly data.