South African Shelduck

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

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	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
2	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
7	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
8	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a South African Shelduck in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a South African Shelduck sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see South African Shelduck in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for South African Shelduck in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.