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 Caroni Swamp
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
Masked Duck
Nomonyx dominicus
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
📅 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 Caroni Swamp?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Lesser Scaup sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Scaup in Caroni Swamp?
January has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Scaup in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.