Velvet Scoter

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea 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	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
2	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
3	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
4	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
5	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
6	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
7	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
8	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
9	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Velvet Scoter in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Velvet Scoter sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 169 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Velvet Scoter in Wadden Sea National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Velvet Scoter in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.