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Waar om te sien

Waar om die Knob-billed Duck in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die Knob-billed Duck gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Mapungubwe National Park.

Sarkidiornis melanotos · Least Concern

Knob-billed Duck
Foto: (c) Renjith Jacob Mathews, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Wanneer en waar om die Knob-billed Duck te vind

Gashere het die Knob-billed Duck gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Mapungubwe National Park.

Beste tye van die dag

  • Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
  • Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.

Waar om oor te bly

  • Selfry
    Verblyfplekke in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • SelfryMalariavry
    Verblyfplekke in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape
  • Selfry
    Verblyfplekke in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal

Hoe om te kyk

Ry self

Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.

IUBN Rooi Lys

Least Concern

Spesie

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Waarnemings

594

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Knob-billed Duck op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Knob-billed Duck in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Knob-billed Duck at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Mapungubwe National Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Spioenkop Dam Nature 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.

Where can you see the Knob-billed Duck in South Africa?

The Knob-billed Duck is most recorded in Mpumalanga (47% of records), Limpopo (36% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (5% of records), based on 594 iNaturalist observations. 59 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Knob-billed Duck on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Knob-billed Duck?

Sightings of the Knob-billed Duck peak from Nov to Feb, based on 594 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

What is the conservation status of the Knob-billed Duck?

The Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Knob-billed Duck?

Sarkidiornis is sometimes considered a monotypic genus with its sole member the knob-billed duck (S. melanotos), a cosmopolitan species. Most taxonomic authorities split the species into two:

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die Knob-billed Duck te sien

Elke verblyf op die Knob-billed Duck-bladsy lys die spesies wat die gasheer op of naby die eiendom aangeteken het. ’n Aantekening is ’n waarneming, nooit ’n belofte nie.

Kyk waar om te bly