Where to see
Fulica americana
Death Valley National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an American Coot during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Death Valley National Park
In Death Valley National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an American Coot sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and more
After Death Valley National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an American Coot are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 50%), Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 50%) and Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 40%). Outside North America, the best option is Lago de Yojoa in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January–February and September–November in Death Valley National Park (about 70%), November to March in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 60%) and December to February in Channel Islands National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an American Coot on a given day. Each park's American Coot page has the full month-by-month chart.
