Common Shelduck

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	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	60–70%
2	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	30–40%
3	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	30–40%
4	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
5	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
8	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
10	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
11	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
12	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
13	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
14	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
15	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
17	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
18	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
19	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
20	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
21	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
22	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
23	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Shelduck sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

April has the highest sighting rate for Common Shelduck in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.