Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnser (Anserinis)
- SpeciesAnser caerulescens (Snow Goose)
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Teal
Anas crecca
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Snow Goose in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Snow Goose 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 Snow Goose in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Snow Goose in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.