Genus

Scaups, Pochards, and Allies

Aythya

11 species in our catalog · found in 124 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Aythya fuligula

60–70% · Likely

Aythya affinis

50–60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Aythya novaeseelandiae

Aythya ferina

Aythya nyroca

Aythya collaris

Aythya marila

Aythya americana

Aythya valisineria

Aythya australis

Aythya baeri

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

20–30

Feb

10–20

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

10–20

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scaups, Pochards, and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	80–90%
	Lesser Scaup			50–60%
	Ring-necked Duck			30–40%
	Redhead			20–30%
	Canvasback			10–20%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	4	70–80%
	Common Pochard			40–50%
	Ferruginous Duck			40–50%
	Tufted Duck			10–20%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	5	70–80%
	Tufted Duck			60–70%
	Greater Scaup			20–30%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	50–60%
	Lesser Scaup			30–40%
	Ring-necked Duck			10–20%
	Redhead			5–10%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5	50–60%
	Lesser Scaup			40–50%
	Redhead			10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			5–10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	40–50%
	Ring-necked Duck			30–40%
	Canvasback			10–20%
	Redhead			5–10%
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
7	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	40–50%
	New Zealand Scaup			40–50%
8	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	40–50%
	Tufted Duck			40–50%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
9	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4	40–50%
	Common Pochard			40–50%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
10	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	40–50%
	Ring-necked Duck			20–30%
	Lesser Scaup			10–20%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
11	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	40–50%
	Ferruginous Duck			20–30%
	Common Pochard			10–20%
	Tufted Duck			5–10%
12	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	40–50%
	Ring-necked Duck			10–20%
	Greater Scaup			10–20%
	Lesser Scaup			10–20%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	4	30–40%
	Common Pochard			20–30%
	Ferruginous Duck			10–20%
	Tufted Duck			5–10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	6	30–40%
	Tufted Duck			20–30%
	Common Pochard			10–20%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
15	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	30–40%
	Lesser Scaup			10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			10–20%
	Canvasback			5–10%
	Greater Scaup			5–10%
	Redhead			<5%
16	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3	30–40%
	Ferruginous Duck			10–20%
	Common Pochard			10–20%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
17	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	30–40%
	Redhead			10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			10–20%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
18	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	4	20–30%
	Tufted Duck			10–20%
	Common Pochard			10–20%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
19	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	5	20–30%
	Ferruginous Duck			10–20%
	Tufted Duck			5–10%
	Common Pochard			5–10%
	Baer's Pochard			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
20	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	20–30%
	Tufted Duck			10–20%
	Common Pochard			10–20%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
21	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	20–30%
	Ring-necked Duck			10–20%
	Lesser Scaup			10–20%
	Redhead			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
22	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	3	20–30%
	Tufted Duck			10–20%
	Common Pochard			10–20%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
23	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	20–30%
	Lesser Scaup			10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			5–10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
24	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4	20–30%
	Tufted Duck			20–30%
	Common Pochard			5–10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
25	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	20–30%
	Lesser Scaup			10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			5–10%
26	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Greater Scaup			10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			5–10%
27	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	6	20–30%
	Greater Scaup			10–20%
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
28	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5	20–30%
	Ring-necked Duck			10–20%
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Redhead			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
29	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	20–30%
	Redhead			10–20%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
30	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	20–30%
	Greater Scaup			5–10%
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			5–10%
	Canvasback			5–10%
	Redhead			<5%
31	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	5	10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			5–10%
	Greater Scaup			5–10%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
32	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			10–20%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
33	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			5–10%
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
34	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	10–20%
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
35	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	5	10–20%
	Greater Scaup			5–10%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
36	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4	10–20%
	Tufted Duck			10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
37	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	10–20%
	Lesser Scaup			10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
38	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			10–20%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
39	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	10–20%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
40	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			5–10%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
41	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	10–20%
	New Zealand Scaup			10–20%
42	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
43	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	10–20%
	New Zealand Scaup			10–20%
44	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	10–20%
	White-eyed Duck			10–20%
45	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	10–20%
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
46	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	10–20%
	Ring-necked Duck			5–10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
47	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	10–20%
	Ferruginous Duck			5–10%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
48	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	5–10%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
49	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
50	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	5–10%
	Redhead			5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
51	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	2	5–10%
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
52	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
53	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Lesser Scaup			5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
54	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	5–10%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
55	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
56	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	White-eyed Duck			5–10%
57	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	5–10%
	Ferruginous Duck			5–10%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
58	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
59	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
60	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	4	5–10%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
61	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	5–10%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
62	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3	5–10%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
63	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	White-eyed Duck			5–10%
64	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
65	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
66	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	<5%
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
67	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
68	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
69	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
70	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	4	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
71	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
72	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
73	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
74	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
75	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
	Canvasback			<5%
76	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2	<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
77	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
78	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	New Zealand Scaup			<5%
79	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
80	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
81	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
82	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			Insufficient data
	Canvasback			Insufficient data
83	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Redhead			<5%
84	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
85	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Greater Scaup			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
86	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
87	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
88	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
89	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
90	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
91	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
92	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
93	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
94	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
95	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	<5%
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
96	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	New Zealand Scaup			Insufficient data
97	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
98	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
99	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
100	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
101	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
102	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Ferruginous Duck			Insufficient data
103	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Greater Scaup			Insufficient data
104	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Tufted Duck			<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
105	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
106	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
107	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
108	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
109	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Common Pochard			<5%
	Tufted Duck			Insufficient data
110	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
111	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
112	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			<5%
113	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
114	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
115	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
116	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
117	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Common Pochard			Insufficient data
118	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-eyed Duck			Insufficient data
119	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	New Zealand Scaup			Insufficient data
120	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Ring-necked Duck			Insufficient data
121	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
122	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data
123	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			<5%
124	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Lesser Scaup			Insufficient data

Scaups, Pochards, and Allies

Species in this group

Tufted Duck

Lesser Scaup

New Zealand Scaup

Common Pochard

Ferruginous Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Greater Scaup

Redhead

Canvasback

White-eyed Duck

Baer's Pochard

📅 Monthly Probability

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Where to see Scaups, Pochards, and Allies

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