Long-tailed duck: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the long-tailed duck lives – recorded in 30 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Clangula hyemalis
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	30 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the long-tailed duck live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-tailed duck in 30 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the long-tailed duck endangered?

The long-tailed duck’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the long-tailed duck?

The long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Clangula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-tailed duck (revision 1356930448), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26597 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).