
The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.
These are the parks where hosts on Spekboom record it.
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 2,923 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 Spur-winged Goose is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,923 records, iNaturalist
40+ results in Limpopo
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Species
Plectropterus gambensis
Records
2 923
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Spur-winged Goose on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
The Spur-winged Goose is most recorded in Western Cape (46% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (29% of records), Gauteng (6% of records), based on 2 923 iNaturalist observations.
The Spur-winged Goose is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae. It occurs in wetlands throughout sub-Saharan Africa.