Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
VUVulnerable
- Family
- Ducks, Swans, and Geese (Anatidae)
- Order
- Anseriformes
Overview
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds coastal Greenland (except northern), Iceland, northern Fennoscandia, northern Russia to Chukotka Peninsula, Alaska and northern Canada; winters mostly in coastal bays of northwestern Europe, Japan and Korean Peninsula, and Aleutian Islands to southwestern Canada.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Long-tailed duck
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
