Common Eider

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

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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	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	50–60%
2	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
4	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
5	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
6	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0–10%
7	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
8	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
9	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
10	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Eider in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 53% of visitor-days record a Common Eider sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 1180 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Eider in Vatnajokull National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Common Eider in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.