Ruffed Grouse

Closest Relatives at Wood Buffalo National Park

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	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
2	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
5	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
6	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
8	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
9	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
10	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
11	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
12	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
16	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
17	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruffed Grouse in Wood Buffalo National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Ruffed Grouse sighting in Wood Buffalo National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ruffed Grouse in Wood Buffalo National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Ruffed Grouse in Wood Buffalo National Park in our monthly data.