White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusThalassornis
- SpeciesThalassornis leuconotus (White-backed Duck)
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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-backed Duck at Addo Elephant National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there