Crested Duck

Crested Duck

Lophonetta specularioides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Península Valdés

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
2 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
3 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
40–50%
4 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
30–40%
5 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
8 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Duck in Península Valdés?

About 53% of visitor-days record a Crested Duck sighting in Península Valdés, based on 183 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Duck in Península Valdés?

March has the highest sighting rate for Crested Duck in Península Valdés in our monthly data.

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