Arctic Loon

Arctic Loon

Gavia arctica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
0–10%
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
7 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
10 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
11 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
12 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
13 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Arctic Loon in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Arctic Loon sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 122 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Arctic Loon in Wadden Sea National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Arctic Loon in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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