Spur-winged Goose

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
3 Verified records at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large, Sub-Saharan African waterbird in the family Anatidae, which includes geese and shelducks. However, P. gambensis developed unique environmental adaptations, which resulted in the evolution of several anatomical features that are not shared with other anatids; thus, the species has been classified one step further into its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Spur-winged Goose at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
60–70%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
10 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
13 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
14 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
17 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
18 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
19 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
21 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
22 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
23 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
24 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
25 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
26 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
27 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
28 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
29 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
30 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
33 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
35 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
37 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
38 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
39 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
40 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
41 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
42 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
44 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
45 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
46 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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