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Harlequin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus

97Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
5Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan22
Feb24
Mar16
Apr12
May8
Jun0
Jul0
Aug12
Sep0
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Aberdeen City Scotland59
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland22
3Shetland Islands —10
4Highland Scotland2
5Orkney Islands Scotland2
97 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
97
Peak month
February
Counties with records
5
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Histrionicus histrionicus
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Aberdeen City
Conservation designations
Convention on Migratory Species, Bern Convention
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Histrionicus
Name with authority
Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q331179 · GBIF 2498224