Clark's Nutcracker

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Yellowstone National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
70–80
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
7 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
10 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
12 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
15 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Clark's Nutcracker in Yellowstone National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Clark's Nutcracker sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 1472 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Clark's Nutcracker in Yellowstone National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Clark's Nutcracker in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.

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