Cape Shoveler

Cape Shoveler

Spatula smithii

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

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Shoveler sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Shoveler in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Shoveler sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Shoveler in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Cape Shoveler in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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