Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusNetta (Dabbling Pochards)
- SpeciesNetta erythrophthalma (Southern Pochard)
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 Moremi Game Reserve, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 22 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Pochard in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pochard sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Pochard in Moremi Game Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Southern Pochard in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.