Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusClangula
- SpeciesClangula hyemalis (Long-tailed Duck)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
📅 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 Long-tailed Duck in Shenandoah National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Long-tailed Duck sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-tailed Duck in Shenandoah National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Duck in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.