Redhead
Aythya americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya americana (Redhead)
Closest Relatives at Grand Teton National Park
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
📅 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 Redhead in Grand Teton National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Redhead sighting in Grand Teton National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Redhead in Grand Teton National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Redhead in Grand Teton National Park in our monthly data.