Barnacle Goose

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
3 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
0–10%
4 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
7 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
8 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
9 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
12 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
13 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
14 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
15 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Barnacle Goose in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Barnacle Goose sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 3739 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Barnacle Goose in Wadden Sea National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Barnacle Goose in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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