Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusPlectropterus
- SpeciesPlectropterus gambensis (Spur-winged Goose)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Spur-winged Goose at Etosha 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