Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusHistrionicus (Harlequin Ducks)
- SpeciesHistrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Duck)
Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Teal
Anas crecca
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 3 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 20 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Harlequin Duck in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Harlequin Duck sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Harlequin Duck in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Harlequin Duck in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.