Redhead
Aythya americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya americana (Redhead)
Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Teal
Anas crecca
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
📅 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 Redhead in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Redhead sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 98 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Redhead in Bahía de Loreto National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Redhead in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.