Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAix (Wood and Mandarin Ducks)
- SpeciesAix sponsa (Wood Duck)
Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
📅 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 Wood Duck in Congaree National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Wood Duck sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 254 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wood Duck in Congaree National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Wood Duck in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.