White-backed Duck

White-backed Duck

Thalassornis leuconotus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
14 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
19 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
20 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
21 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
22 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
23 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
25 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-backed Duck in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 33% of visitor-days record a White-backed Duck sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 469 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-backed Duck in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White-backed Duck in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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