Spur-winged Goose

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Akagera National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ 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 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
2 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
7 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
16 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
17 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
18 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
19 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
21 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
23 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
26 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
28 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
31 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
32 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
33 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
34 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
35 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
36 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
37 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
38 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spur-winged Goose in Akagera National Park?

About 54% of visitor-days record a Spur-winged Goose sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 265 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spur-winged Goose in Akagera National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Spur-winged Goose in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.

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