
The white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) is a waterbird of the family Anatidae.
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 675 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.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where White-backed Duck is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
675 records, iNaturalist
10+ resultados em África do Sul
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Espécie
Thalassornis leuconotus
Registros
675
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (White-backed Duck) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
The White-backed Duck is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (48% of records), Western Cape (34% of records), Gauteng (5% of records), based on 675 iNaturalist observations. 15 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the White-backed Duck on site or nearby.
The White-backed Duck is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) is a waterbird of the family Anatidae. It is distinct from all other ducks, but most closely related to the whistling ducks in the subfamily Dendrocygninae, though also showing some similarities to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae. It is the only member of the genus Thalassornis.