Yellow-billed Duck
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Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
2 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. This duck is not migratory, but wanders in the dry season to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve

African Black Duck
LC

African Black Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas sparsa

Insufficient data
Red-billed Teal
LC

Red-billed Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas erythrorhyncha

Insufficient data
Egyptian Goose
LC

Egyptian Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alopochen aegyptiaca

30–40% · Possible
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

<5% · Rare
White-faced Whistling Duck
LC

White-faced Whistling Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna viduata

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-billed Duck at Samburu National Reserve — 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 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
40–50%
2 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
7 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
9 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
11 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
14 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
15 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
19 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
23 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
24 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
26 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
27 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
29 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
30 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
31 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
34 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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