Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
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 Tufted Duck in Vatnajokull National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Tufted Duck sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 1347 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tufted Duck in Vatnajokull National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Tufted Duck in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.