Cape Shoveler

Cape Shoveler

Spatula smithii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Shoveler in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Cape Shoveler sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Shoveler in Addo Elephant National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Cape Shoveler in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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