Cape Teal
Anas capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas capensis (Cape Teal)
The Cape teal (Anas capensis) also Cape wigeon or Cape widgeon is a 44–46 cm long dabbling duck of open wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Teal sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 199 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Teal in Amboseli National Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Teal sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 199 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cape Teal in Amboseli National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Cape Teal in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.