Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula cyanoptera (Anas cyanoptera)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Brant
Branta bernicla
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Redhead
Aythya americana
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
📅 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 Anas cyanoptera in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Anas cyanoptera sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 143 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Anas cyanoptera in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Anas cyanoptera in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.