New Zealand Scaup

New Zealand Scaup

Aythya novaeseelandiae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Abel Tasman National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
20–30
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
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 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
2 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
3 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
4 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
5 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
6 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a New Zealand Scaup in Abel Tasman National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a New Zealand Scaup sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see New Zealand Scaup in Abel Tasman National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for New Zealand Scaup in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.

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