Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
30–40
Nov
60–70
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 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
40–50%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
6 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
7 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
11 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
16 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
18 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
21 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
22 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
23 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
24 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
25 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
27 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
28 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
29 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
30 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
31 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
32 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
33 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Duck in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Duck sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Duck in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Duck in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.

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