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Where to see the African Pygmy Goose in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the African Pygmy Goose at stays in or beside Phinda Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.

Nettapus auritus

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African Pygmy Goose
Photo: (c) Anil Madhavapeddy, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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When and where to find the African Pygmy Goose

Hosts have recorded the African Pygmy Goose at stays in or beside Phinda Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • KwaZulu-Natal

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Phinda · Hluhluwe-Imfolozi · iSimangaliso Wetland

    Guided drives
    Stays in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal
  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

Kruger

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

Phinda

Species

Nettapus auritus

Records

265

iNaturalist observations

Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.

Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the African Pygmy Goose on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the African Pygmy Goose in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Pygmy Goose at stays in or beside Phinda Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and Ndumo 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.

Where can you see the African Pygmy Goose in South Africa?

The African Pygmy Goose is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (87% of records), Mpumalanga (6% of records), based on 265 iNaturalist observations. 16 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the African Pygmy Goose on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the African Pygmy Goose?

The African Pygmy Goose 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. Phinda Private Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the African Pygmy Goose?

The African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) is a perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa. It is the smallest of Africa's wildfowl, and one of the smallest in the world.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the African Pygmy Goose

Every stay on the African Pygmy Goose page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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