Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya affinis (Lesser Scaup)
Closest Relatives at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Redhead
Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
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 Lesser Scaup in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Lesser Scaup sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Scaup in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Scaup in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.