Mexican Duck

Mexican Duck

Anas diazi

0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

<5% · Rare
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
Blue-winged Teal
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

0–10% · With luck
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

<5% · Rare
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

<5% · Rare
Anas cyanoptera

Anas cyanoptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula cyanoptera

<5% · Rare
Wood Duck
LC

Wood Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aix sponsa

<5% · Rare
Ring-necked Duck
LC

Ring-necked Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya collaris

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Duck
LC

Ruddy Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oxyura jamaicensis

<5% · Rare
Redhead
LC

Redhead

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya americana

<5% · Rare
Bufflehead
LC

Bufflehead

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucephala albeola

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
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 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
2 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
3 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Duck in Big Bend National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Mexican Duck sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 382 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mexican Duck in Big Bend National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Mexican Duck in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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