Cape Teal
Anas capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas capensis (Cape Teal)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Teal in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Cape Teal sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Teal in Addo Elephant National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Cape Teal in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.