Trumpeter Swan
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Trumpeter Swan

Cygnus buccinator

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Wood Buffalo National Park
1 Verified records at Wood Buffalo National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator), or simply the trumpeter, is a species of swan found in North America. The heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl, with a wingspan of 185 to 304.8 cm (6 ft 2 in to 10 ft 2 in). It is the American counterpart and a close relative of the whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) of Eurasia and has even been considered the same species by some authorities. By 1933, fewer than 70 wild individuals were known to exist; extinction seemed imminent until aerial surveys discovered a Pacific population of several thousand trumpeter swans around Alaska's Copper River. Careful reintroductions by wildlife agencies and the Trumpeter Swan Society gradually restored the North American wild population to over 46,000 birds by 2010. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Wood Buffalo National Park

Tundra Swan
LC

Tundra Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cygnus columbianus

Insufficient data
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

40–50% · Likely
Canada Goose
LC

Canada Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Branta canadensis

40–50% · Likely
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

30–40% · Possible
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

30–40% · Possible
American Wigeon

American Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca americana

20–30% · Possible
Bufflehead
LC

Bufflehead

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucephala albeola

20–30% · Possible
Ring-necked Duck
LC

Ring-necked Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya collaris

20–30% · Possible
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

10–20% · With luck
Common Goldeneye
LC

Common Goldeneye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucephala clangula

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Scaup
LC

Lesser Scaup

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya affinis

10–20% · With luck
Blue-winged Teal
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Trumpeter Swan at Wood Buffalo National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
9 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
10 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
11 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
12 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
13 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
20 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
21 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
22 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
23 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
24 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
25 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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