Common Merganser

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands 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	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
3	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	10–20%
10	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
14	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	10–20%
15	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
16	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
17	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
18	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
19	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
21	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
22	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
23	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
28	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	5–10%
29	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	5–10%
30	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
31	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	5–10%
32	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	5–10%
33	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
34	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
35	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
36	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	5–10%
37	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
40	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
42	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
44	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
45	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
46	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
47	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
48	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
49	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
50	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
51	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
55	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	Insufficient data
56	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
57	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
58	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
59	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
60	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
61	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
62	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
63	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
64	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Merganser in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Common Merganser sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 65 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Merganser in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Common Merganser in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.