Coyote

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Coyote in Olympic National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Coyote sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Coyote in Olympic National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Coyote in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.

Canis latrans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

<5% · Rare

overall probability at Olympic National Park

23 Verified records at Olympic National Park

December Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The coyote (/kaɪ(j)oʊt(i)/, KY-(y)oh-t(ee)) (Canis latrans) is a species of canine also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, and brush wolf. It is native to North America, and it is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecological niche as the golden jackal does in Eurasia but the coyote is generally larger. The coyote is listed as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, due to its wide distribution and abundance throughout North America. The species is versatile, able to adapt to and expand into environments modified by humans; urban coyotes are common in many cities. The coyote was sighted in eastern Panama (across the Panama Canal from their home range) for the first time in 2013. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Coyote sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park

Canis lupus

Vulpes vulpes

Phoca vitulina

Ursus americanus

Lontra canadensis

Enhydra lutris

Eumetopias jubatus

Zalophus californianus

10–20% · With luck

LC Endemic

Procyon lotor

10–20% · With luck

Mirounga angustirostris

Puma concolor

Lynx rufus

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📅 Monthly Probability

5–10

Jan

5–10

Feb

Mar

5–10

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

5–10

Sep

Oct

Nov

5–10

Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	60–70%
2	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
5	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
7	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
8	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
9	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
15	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
18	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
20	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
21	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
26	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
28	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
29	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
30	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
31	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
34	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
38	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
40	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
41	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
45	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
46	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
48	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
49	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
52	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
55	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
57	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Coyote in Olympic National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Coyote sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Coyote in Olympic National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Coyote in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.

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Coyote

Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park

Gray Wolf

Red Fox

Harbor Seal

American Black Bear

Northern River Otter

Sea Otter

Northern Sea Lion

California Sea Lion

Common Raccoon

Northern Elephant Seal

Mountain Lion

Bobcat

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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