Bufflehead

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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
17	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
18	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
19	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
20	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
21	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
38	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
40	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
41	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
42	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
43	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
48	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Bufflehead sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 923 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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