Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula cyanoptera (Cinnamon Teal)
The cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a species of duck found in western North and South America. It is a small dabbling duck, with bright reddish plumage on the male and duller brown plumage on the female. It lives in marshes and ponds, and feeds mostly on plants. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Teal sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
📅 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 Cinnamon Teal in Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Teal sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cinnamon Teal in Rocky Mountain National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Cinnamon Teal in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.