Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya valisineria (Canvasback)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Redhead
Aythya americana
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
📅 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 Olympic National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Canvasback sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Canvasback in Olympic National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Canvasback in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.