Genus

Scaups, Pochards, and Allies

Aythya

11 species in our catalog · found in 130 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAnseriformes (Waterfowl)
FamilyAnatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Aythya fuligula

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Aythya affinis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Aythya novaeseelandiae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Aythya ferina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Aythya nyroca

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Aythya collaris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Aythya marila

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aythya americana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aythya valisineria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aythya australis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aythya baeri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scaups, Pochards, and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~80%
	Lesser Scaup			~60%
	Ring-necked Duck			~30%
	Redhead			~20%
	Canvasback			~20%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	4	~70%
	Common Pochard			~40%
	Ferruginous Duck			~40%
	Tufted Duck			~20%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	5	~70%
	Tufted Duck			~60%
	Greater Scaup			~20%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~50%
	Lesser Scaup			~40%
	Ring-necked Duck			~20%
	Redhead			~10%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5	~50%
	Lesser Scaup			~40%
	Redhead			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~50%
	Ring-necked Duck			~30%
	Canvasback			~10%
	Redhead			~10%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
7	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~50%
	New Zealand Scaup			~50%
8	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	~50%
	Tufted Duck			~40%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
9	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4	~40%
	Common Pochard			~40%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
10	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~40%
	Ring-necked Duck			~20%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
11	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~40%
	Ferruginous Duck			~20%
	Common Pochard			~20%
	Tufted Duck			~10%
12	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~40%
	Ring-necked Duck			~20%
	Greater Scaup			~10%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	4	~40%
	Common Pochard			~20%
	Ferruginous Duck			~10%
	Tufted Duck			~10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	6	~40%
	Tufted Duck			~30%
	Common Pochard			~10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
15	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~40%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Canvasback			~10%
	Greater Scaup			~10%
	Redhead			<5%
16	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	~40%
	Ferruginous Duck			~20%
	Common Pochard			~20%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
17	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~30%
	Redhead			~20%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
18	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~30%
	Ring-necked Duck			~20%
	Redhead			~10%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
19	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	4	~30%
	Tufted Duck			~20%
	Common Pochard			~20%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
20	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	5	~30%
	Ferruginous Duck			~20%
	Tufted Duck			~10%
	Common Pochard			~10%
	Baer's Pochard			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
21	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	~30%
	Tufted Duck			~20%
	Common Pochard			~10%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
22	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~30%
	Ring-necked Duck			~20%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Redhead			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
23	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	3	~30%
	Tufted Duck			~20%
	Common Pochard			~10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
24	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~30%
	Lesser Scaup			~20%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
25	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4	~30%
	Tufted Duck			~20%
	Common Pochard			~10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Lesser Scaup			~20%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
27	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Greater Scaup			~20%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
28	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~20%
	Ring-necked Duck			~20%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Redhead			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
29	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	6	~20%
	Greater Scaup			~10%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
30	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	~20%
	Redhead			~10%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
31	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~20%
	Greater Scaup			~10%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Canvasback			~10%
	Redhead			<5%
32	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~20%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Greater Scaup			~10%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
33	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~20%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
34	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~20%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
35	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
36	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	5	~20%
	Greater Scaup			~10%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
37	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4	~20%
	Tufted Duck			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
38	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~10%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Redhead			Insufficient data
39	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
40	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
41	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
42	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
43	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	New Zealand Scaup			~10%
44	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
45	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	New Zealand Scaup			~10%
46	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	White-eyed Duck			~10%
47	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	~10%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
48	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			~10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
49	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~10%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
50	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~10%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
51	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
52	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Redhead			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
53	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2	~10%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
54	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
55	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Lesser Scaup			~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
56	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
57	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
58	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	White-eyed Duck			~10%
59	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	~10%
	Ferruginous Duck			~10%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
60	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
61	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
62	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
63	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
64	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	~10%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
65	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	3	~10%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
66	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	White-eyed Duck			~10%
67	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	<5%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
68	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
69	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
70	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
71	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
72	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
73	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	4	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
74	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
75	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
76	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
77	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
78	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
79	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2	<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
80	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
81	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	New Zealand Scaup			<5%
82	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
83	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
84	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
85	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
86	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
87	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
88	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
89	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
90	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
91	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
92	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
93	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
94	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
95	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
96	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
97	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
98	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
99	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
100	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	<5%
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
101	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	New Zealand Scaup			Insufficient data
102	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
103	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
104	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
105	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
106	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
107	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
108	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
109	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
110	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
111	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
112	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
113	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
114	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
115	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
116	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
117	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
118	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
119	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
120	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
121	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
122	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
123	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
124	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
125	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	New Zealand Scaup			Insufficient data
126	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
127	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
128	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
129	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
130	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data