Bird
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records1,578,617in 31 countries
Most seen inUnited States650,069 records
Red ListVulnerableIUCN status
About
Long-tailed Duck in brief
The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of bird.
Across the 31 countries we cover it has 1,578,617 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Sweden. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in August and September.
Its global conservation status is vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States650,069 records · best Jan, Feb
Canada338,662 records · best Nov, Apr
Sweden192,055 records · best Oct, Jan
Norway141,296 records · best Mar, Jan
Denmark59,818 records · best Jan, Mar
Germany31,484 records · best Jan, Dec
Netherlands31,456 records · best Jan, Dec
United Kingdom30,471 records · best Jan, Nov
Estonia30,212 records · best Apr, Feb
Iceland24,344 records · best May, Jun
Finland17,593 records · best May, Nov
Russia8,815 records · best Jul, Jun
Poland8,523 records · best Feb, Nov
Latvia2,830 records · best Mar, Nov
Japan2,805 records · best Jan, Feb
Belgium2,801 records · best Dec, Nov
Lithuania2,221 records · best Feb, Mar
Ireland1,231 records · best Jan, Dec
Czechia555 records · best Jan, Dec
Switzerland338 records · best Jan, Feb
Austria296 records · best Jan, Feb
Ukraine230 records · best Jan, Nov
Hungary128 records · best Dec, Jan
Serbia99 records · best Jan, Dec
Belarus85 records · best Nov, Oct
Slovakia67 records · best Jan, Feb
Croatia54 records · best Nov, Dec
Kuwait30 records · best Jan, Feb
Slovenia28 records · best Jan, Dec
North Korea19 records · best Mar, Jan
Luxembourg2 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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