
The African black duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,319 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where African Black Duck is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
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African Black Duck: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Kruger National Park and Amakhala Game Reserve.
Soort
Anas sparsa
Waarnemingen
1 321
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de African Black Duck op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Black Duck at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Amakhala Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The African Black Duck is most recorded in Western Cape (42% of records), Gauteng (26% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (11% of records), based on 1 321 iNaturalist observations. 49 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the African Black Duck on site or nearby.
The African Black Duck is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Amakhala Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The African black duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas. It is genetically closest to the mallard group, but shows some peculiarities in its behavior and (as far as they can be discerned) plumage; it is accordingly placed in the subgenus Melananas pending further research.