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 Kaziranga National Park
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Baer's Pochard
Aythya baeri
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
📅 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 Kaziranga National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Tufted Duck sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 236 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tufted Duck in Kaziranga National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Tufted Duck in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.