Killdeer

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	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
2	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
3	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
6	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
14	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
15	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
16	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
18	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
19	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
21	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
23	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
25	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
26	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
27	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
29	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
30	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
31	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
32	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
33	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
34	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
36	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
46	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
48	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
49	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
50	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
51	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
52	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
54	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
57	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
58	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
59	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
60	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
61	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
62	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
63	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
64	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
66	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
67	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
68	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
69	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
70	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
71	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
72	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
73	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
74	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
75	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
76	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
77	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Killdeer sighting in Banff National Park, based on 168 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

March has the highest sighting rate for Killdeer in Banff National Park in our monthly data.