
The blue-billed teal, spotted teal or Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula.
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 580 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 Blue-billed Teal is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
580 records, iNaturalist
10+ results in South Africa
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Species
Spatula hottentota
Records
580
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Blue-billed Teal on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Blue-billed Teal is most recorded in Western Cape (33% of records), Gauteng (29% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (22% of records), based on 580 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Blue-billed Teal on site or nearby.
The Blue-billed Teal is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The blue-billed teal, spotted teal or Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula. It is migratory resident in eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria and south to South Africa and Namibia. In west Africa and Madagascar it is sedentary.