White-backed Duck

White-backed Duck

Thalassornis leuconotus

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

The white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) is a waterbird of the family Anatidae. It is distinct from all other ducks, but most closely related to the whistling ducks in the subfamily Dendrocygninae, though also showing some similarities to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae. It is the only member of the genus Thalassornis. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-backed Duck sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
5 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
11 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
15 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
16 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
18 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
19 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
22 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
24 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
27 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
28 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
30 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
31 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-backed Duck in Garden Route National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a White-backed Duck sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-backed Duck in Garden Route National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for White-backed Duck in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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