Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula cyanoptera (Anas cyanoptera)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Mexican Duck
Anas diazi
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Redhead
Aythya americana
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
📅 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 Anas cyanoptera in Big Bend National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Anas cyanoptera sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 97 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Anas cyanoptera in Big Bend National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Anas cyanoptera in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.