Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya valisineria (Canvasback)
Closest Relatives at Kluane National Park
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Redhead
Aythya americana
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
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 Canvasback in Kluane National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Canvasback sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Canvasback in Kluane National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Canvasback in Kluane National Park in our monthly data.