African Black Duck
African Black DuckAfrican Black DuckAfrican Black Duck

African Black Duck

Anas sparsa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
2 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African black duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas. It is genetically closest to the mallard group, but shows some peculiarities in its behavior and (as far as they can be discerned) plumage; it is accordingly placed in the subgenus Melananas pending further research. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

Yellow-billed Duck
LC

Yellow-billed Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas undulata

Insufficient data
Red-billed Teal
LC

Red-billed Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas erythrorhyncha

Insufficient data
Egyptian Goose
LC

Egyptian Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alopochen aegyptiaca

30–40% · Possible
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

<5% · Rare
White-faced Whistling Duck
LC

White-faced Whistling Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna viduata

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of African Black Duck at Samburu National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
16 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
19 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
21 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
22 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
23 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
24 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
25 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
27 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
28 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
29 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
30 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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