Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula cyanoptera (Anas cyanoptera)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
📅 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 Grand Canyon National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Anas cyanoptera sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Anas cyanoptera in Grand Canyon National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Anas cyanoptera in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.