Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusHistrionicus (Harlequin Ducks)
- SpeciesHistrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Duck)
Closest Relatives at Kluane National Park
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
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 3 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 20 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Harlequin Duck in Kluane National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Harlequin Duck sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Harlequin Duck in Kluane National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Harlequin Duck in Kluane National Park in our monthly data.