Cape Shoveler

Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park

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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	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
4	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
6	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
7	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
10	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Shoveler in Table Mountain National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Shoveler sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 175 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Shoveler in Table Mountain National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Cape Shoveler in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.