White-faced Whistling Duck

White-faced Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve
385 Verified records at Moremi Game Reserve
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America. This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight. As the name implies, these are noisy birds with a clear three-note whistling call. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a White-faced Whistling Duck sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 385 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
60–70
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 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
40–50%
4 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
6 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
11 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
20–30%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
19 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
20 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
21 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
22 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
24 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
26 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
27 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
29 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
30 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
31 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
32 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
10–20%
33 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
5–10%
34 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
35 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
36 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
37 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
38 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
39 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
40 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
41 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
42 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
43 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
44 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
45 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
46 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
47 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
48 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
49 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
50 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
51 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
52 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
53 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
54 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
55 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
56 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
57 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
58 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
59 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
60 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
61 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
62 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
63 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
64 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
65 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
66 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
67 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
68 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
69 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
70 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
71 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
72 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
73 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
74 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-faced Whistling Duck in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-faced Whistling Duck sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 385 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-faced Whistling Duck in Moremi Game Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for White-faced Whistling Duck in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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