Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya valisineria (Canvasback)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Redhead
Aythya americana
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
📅 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 Canvasback in Channel Islands National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Canvasback sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Canvasback in Channel Islands National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Canvasback in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.