Southern Pochard

Closest Relatives at Hwange 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	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
3	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
5	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
10	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
11	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
13	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
14	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Pochard in Hwange National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Southern Pochard sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Pochard in Hwange National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Pochard in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.