Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusNetta (Dabbling Pochards)
- SpeciesNetta erythrophthalma (Southern Pochard)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 19 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Pochard in Table Mountain National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Southern Pochard sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Pochard in Table Mountain National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Pochard in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.