Where does the Spur-winged Goose live?
Plectropterus gambensis has 202,846 records in 48 countries and territories, from 1862 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 202,846 records
- 48 places
- 100 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaePlectropterus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18622026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 162,020 | |
| Botswana | 8,866 | |
| Zambia | 4,380 | |
| Tanzania | 3,664 | |
| Namibia | 3,467 | |
| Zimbabwe | 3,180 | |
| Kenya | 3,139 | |
| Mozambique | 2,144 | |
| Uganda | 1,902 | |
| Rwanda | 1,816 | |
| Gambia | 1,685 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,625 | |
| Senegal | 1,173 | |
| Eswatini | 898 | |
| Malawi | 855 | |
| Ghana | 426 | |
| Benin | 388 | |
| Nigeria | 147 | |
| Chad | 145 | |
| Lesotho | 132 | |
| Cameroon | 118 | |
| Angola | 115 | |
| DR Congo | 88 | |
| Congo | 87 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 82 | |
| Mauritania | 63 | |
| Niger | 39 | |
| Burundi | 30 | |
| Sudan | 26 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 25 | |
| South Sudan | 25 | |
| Mali | 22 | |
| Sierra Leone | 14 | |
| Liberia | 10 | |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | |
| Morocco | 6 | |
| Belgium | 5 | |
| United States | 5 | |
| Togo | 4 |
Showing the top 40 of 48 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.