Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas undulata (Yellow-billed Duck)
The yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. This duck is not migratory, but wanders in the dry season to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Duck sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 289 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Duck in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Duck sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 289 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Duck in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Duck in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.