Ruddy Duck

Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park

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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	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
11	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
12	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
16	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
20	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
23	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
25	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
28	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
30	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
31	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
33	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
34	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
35	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
38	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy Duck in Death Valley National Park?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Duck sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 842 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Duck in Death Valley National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Duck in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.