African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas sparsa (African Black Duck)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Black Duck in Table Mountain National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a African Black Duck sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 158 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Black Duck in Table Mountain National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Black Duck in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.