Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya valisineria (Canvasback)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Canvasback sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Redhead
Aythya americana
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
📅 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 Canvasback in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Canvasback sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Canvasback in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Canvasback in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.