Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusCygnus (True Swans)
- SpeciesCygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan)
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Teal
Anas crecca
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
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
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 Trumpeter Swan in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Trumpeter Swan sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 121 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Trumpeter Swan in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Trumpeter Swan in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.