Maccoa Duck

Maccoa Duck

Oxyura maccoa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
28 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Maccoa Duck sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ 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 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
2 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Maccoa Duck in Garden Route National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Maccoa Duck sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Maccoa Duck in Garden Route National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Maccoa Duck in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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