Southern Pochard
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Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chobe National Park
9 Verified records at Chobe National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) is a species of duck, and a member of the genus Netta. There are two subspecies, the South American (southern) pochard N. e. erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, 1833) and the African (southern) pochard N. e. brunnea (Eyton, 1838). The South American pochard has a fragmented range and is found from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina to Chile. Here it occurs in a wide variety of shallow fresh waters with submerged vegetation, from the lowlands up to 3,700 metres. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pochard sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park

Egyptian Goose
LC

Egyptian Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alopochen aegyptiaca

60–70% · Likely
Spur-winged Goose
LC

Spur-winged Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plectropterus gambensis

50–60% · Likely
White-faced Whistling Duck
LC

White-faced Whistling Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna viduata

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Teal
LC

Red-billed Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas erythrorhyncha

10–20% · With luck
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

10–20% · With luck
Hottentot Teal
LC

Hottentot Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula hottentota

5–10% · With luck
African Pygmy-Goose
LC

African Pygmy-Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nettapus auritus

5–10% · With luck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
LC

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna bicolor

<5% · Rare
Cape Teal
LC

Cape Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas capensis

<5% · Rare
Yellow-billed Duck
LC

Yellow-billed Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas undulata

<5% · Rare
White-backed Duck
LC Endemic

White-backed Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassornis leuconotus

<5% · Rare
Cape Shoveler
LC

Cape Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula smithii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
7 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
22 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Pochard in Chobe National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pochard sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Pochard in Chobe National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Southern Pochard in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.

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