Hooded Merganser

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park

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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	10–20%
2	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
3	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
4	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
6	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
7	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
8	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
9	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
11	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
12	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
13	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
17	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
19	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
21	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
24	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
32	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
33	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
34	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
35	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
37	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Merganser in Yellowstone National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Hooded Merganser sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hooded Merganser in Yellowstone National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Merganser in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.