Smew

Closest Relatives at Białowieża 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	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
2	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
3	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
5	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
7	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
8	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
9	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
10	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	Insufficient data
11	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Smew in Białowieża National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Smew sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Smew in Białowieża National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Smew in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.