Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas erythrorhyncha (Red-billed Teal)
The red-billed teal or red-billed duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. typically south of 10° S. This duck is not migratory, but flies great distances to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Teal sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Teal in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Teal sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-billed Teal in Masai Mara National Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Teal in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.