Rock Ptarmigan

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	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	30–40%
2	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
3	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
4	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
8	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
9	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
10	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
11	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
12	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
13	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
14	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
15	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
16	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 1% of visitor-days record a Rock Ptarmigan sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

April has the highest sighting rate for Rock Ptarmigan in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.