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Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
IUCN Red List status: Vulnerable
IUCN Red List status
- Worldwide
- 26,673 observations
- Group
- Birds
iNaturalist hides the exact location of threatened species, so a sighting can sit several kilometres from the point shown on its record.
About
The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), once known as oldsquaw, is a medium-sized sea duck. It is the only living member of its genus, Clangula. This was formerly used for the goldeneyes, with the long-tailed duck being placed in Harelda, but the latter is the type species of the genus. An undescribed congener is known from the Middle Miocene Sajóvölgyi Formation (Late Badenian, 13–12 Mya) of Mátraszőlős, Hungary.
Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent sightings near Vancouver
Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2026Vancouver, BC, CanadaObserver: david zhenView observation from Oct 25, 2026 on iNaturalist
- Oct 25, 2026Vancouver, BC, CanadaObserver: david zhenView observation from Oct 25, 2026 on iNaturalist
- Oct 25, 2026Vancouver, BC, CanadaObserver: david zhenView observation from Oct 25, 2026 on iNaturalist
- Oct 20, 2026English Bay, Vancouver, BC, CAObserver: lauramothView observation from Oct 20, 2026 on iNaturalist
- Oct 19, 2026Burrard Inlet, Greater Vancouver, BC, CAObserver: lauramothView observation from Oct 19, 2026 on iNaturalist
- Feb 23, 2026West Vancouver, BC, CanadaObserver: Tobin Sparling (he/him)View observation from Feb 23, 2026 on iNaturalist