Cape Teal
Anas capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas capensis (Cape Teal)
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Teal in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Cape Teal sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 318 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Teal in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Cape Teal in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.