Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
Closest Relatives at Gauja National Park
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Tundra Bean Goose
Anser serrirostris
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
📅 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 Tufted Duck in Gauja National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Tufted Duck sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tufted Duck in Gauja National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Tufted Duck in Gauja National Park in our monthly data.