Red-billed Teal
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Red-billed Teal

Anas erythrorhyncha

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Etosha National Park
334 Verified sightings at Etosha National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,704 Verified sightings across all 44 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-billed Teal

The red-billed teal or red-billed duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. typically south of 10° S. This duck is not migratory, but flies great distances to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks.

The red-billed teal was formally described in 1789 by German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other ducks, geese, and swans in the genus Anas and coined the binomial name Anas erythrorhyncha. Gmelin based his description on the "crimson-billed duck" that had been described in 1785 by English ornithologist John Latham in his A General Synopsis of Birds. Latham specied the type locality as the Cape of Good Hope. The genus name Anas is the Latin word for a duck. The specific epithet erythrorhyncha combines the Ancient Greek eruthros meaning "red" with rhunkhos meaning "bill". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

The red-billed teal is 43–48 cm (17–19 in) long and has a blackish cap and nape, contrasting pale face... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Cape Teal
LC

Cape Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas capensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Egyptian Goose
LC

Egyptian Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
South African Shelduck
LC

South African Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna cana

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
LC

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna bicolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Spur-winged Goose
LC

Spur-winged Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plectropterus gambensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Cape Shoveler
LC

Cape Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula smithii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Hottentot Teal
LC

Hottentot Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula hottentota

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
White-faced Whistling Duck
LC

White-faced Whistling Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna viduata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Southern Pochard
LC

Southern Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Netta erythrophthalma

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
4 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
10 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~10%
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
14 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
15 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
17 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
19 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
24 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
25 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
28 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
30 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
31 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
32 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
33 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
34 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
35 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
36 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
37 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
38 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
39 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
40 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
41 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
42 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
44 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Teal in Etosha National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Teal sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 334 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-billed Teal in Etosha National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Teal in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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