Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAix (Wood and Mandarin Ducks)
- SpeciesAix sponsa (Wood Duck)
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wood Duck in Badlands National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Wood Duck sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wood Duck in Badlands National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Wood Duck in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.