Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya affinis (Lesser Scaup)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Redhead
Aythya americana
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
📅 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 Lesser Scaup in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Lesser Scaup sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Scaup in Big Cypress National Preserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Scaup in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.