Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Ruddy Duck sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 94 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ruddy Duck in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy Duck in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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