Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusHistrionicus (Harlequin Ducks)
- SpeciesHistrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Duck)
Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 3 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 20 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Harlequin Duck in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Harlequin Duck sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Harlequin Duck in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Harlequin Duck in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.