Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas erythrorhyncha (Red-billed Teal)
The red-billed teal or red-billed duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. typically south of 10° S. This duck is not migratory, but flies great distances to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Teal sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 54 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
📅 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 Red-billed Teal in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Teal sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 54 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-billed Teal in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Teal in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.