Sora

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone 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	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
9	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	0–10%
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
11	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
12	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
13	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
14	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
15	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
16	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
17	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
24	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
33	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
42	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
44	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
45	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
46	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
47	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
48	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
49	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
50	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
51	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
52	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 10% of visitor-days record a Sora sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 378 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Sora in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.