Surfbird

Surfbird

Calidris virgata

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
164 Verified records at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Surfbird sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 164 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
11 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
17 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
18 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
19 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Surfbird in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Surfbird sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 164 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Surfbird in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Surfbird in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.

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