Greater Yellowlegs

Closest Relatives at Banff 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	50–60%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	50–60%
3	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
7	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
8	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
9	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
10	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
11	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
12	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	10–20%
13	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
16	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
18	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
20	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
21	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
22	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5–10%
23	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5–10%
24	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
25	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
26	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
27	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
28	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
29	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
30	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
31	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
33	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
35	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
36	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
37	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
38	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
40	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
41	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
44	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
47	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
48	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
49	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
50	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
51	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
53	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
54	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
55	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
56	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
58	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
59	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
63	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
64	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
65	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
66	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
67	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
69	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
70	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
71	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
72	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
73	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
74	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
75	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
76	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
77	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
78	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
79	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
80	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
81	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
82	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
83	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
84	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
85	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
86	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
87	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
88	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
89	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
90	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
91	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
92	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
93	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
94	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
95	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
96	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
97	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
98	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
99	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
100	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
101	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
102	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
103	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
104	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Yellowlegs in Banff National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Yellowlegs sighting in Banff National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Yellowlegs in Banff National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Greater Yellowlegs in Banff National Park in our monthly data.