Pacific Loon

Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Common Loon
LC

Common Loon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavia immer

10–20% · With luck
Red-throated Loon
LC

Red-throated Loon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavia stellata

<5% · Rare
Yellow-billed Loon
NT

Yellow-billed Loon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavia adamsii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
2 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
10 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
11 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
15 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
18 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
21 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 10% of visitor-days record a Pacific Loon sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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