Whooper Swan

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	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	20–30%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
4	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
5	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	0–10%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
7	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
8	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
9	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
10	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
12	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
13	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Whooper Swan in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 58% of visitor-days record a Whooper Swan sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 1289 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Whooper Swan in Vatnajokull National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Whooper Swan in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.