Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Yosemite National Park

Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park

Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

20–30% · Possible
Common Merganser
LC

Common Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus merganser

10–20% · With luck
Canada Goose
LC

Canada Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Branta canadensis

0–10% · Rare
Wood Duck
LC

Wood Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aix sponsa

<5% · Rare
Common Teal

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas carolinensis

Insufficient data
Blue-winged Teal
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

Insufficient data
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

<5% · Rare
Bufflehead
LC

Bufflehead

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucephala albeola

<5% · Rare
Ring-necked Duck
LC

Ring-necked Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya collaris

<5% · Rare
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

<5% · Rare
Hooded Merganser
LC

Hooded Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophodytes cucullatus

Insufficient data
Anas cyanoptera

Anas cyanoptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula cyanoptera

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Ruddy Duck at Yosemite National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
8 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
10 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
11 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
12 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
15 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
16 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
20 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
23 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
25 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
26 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
30 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
31 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
32 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
33 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
34 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
35 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
36 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
37 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
38 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
← Back to Yosemite National Park