Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusClangula
- SpeciesClangula hyemalis (Long-tailed Duck)
The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a medium-sized sea duck that breeds in the tundra and taiga regions of the arctic and winters along the northern coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is the only member of the genus Clangula. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Elk Island National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Long-tailed Duck at Elk Island National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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