Common Loon

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias 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	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
3	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	40–50%
6	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
7	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
8	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
10	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
12	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
15	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
17	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
18	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
21	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
24	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
25	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
26	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
27	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
32	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
33	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
42	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
43	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
44	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
45	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 12% of visitor-days record a Common Loon sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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