White-backed Duck
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White-backed Duck

Thalassornis leuconotus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
1 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Egyptian Goose
LC

Egyptian Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alopochen aegyptiaca

40–50% · Possible
White-faced Whistling Duck
LC

White-faced Whistling Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna viduata

5–10% · With luck
African Pygmy-Goose
LC

African Pygmy-Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nettapus auritus

Insufficient data
Yellow-billed Duck
LC

Yellow-billed Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas undulata

Insufficient data
Spur-winged Goose
LC

Spur-winged Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plectropterus gambensis

<5% · Rare
African Black Duck
LC

African Black Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas sparsa

Insufficient data
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-backed Duck at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
5 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
11 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
15 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
16 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
18 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
19 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
22 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
24 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
27 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
28 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
30 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
31 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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