Black Scoter

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias 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	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
3	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
6	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
7	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
8	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
9	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
15	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
16	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
17	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
18	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Scoter in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Black Scoter sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Scoter in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black Scoter in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.