bird · Anseriformes · Anatidae

Cape Teal

Anas capensis J.F.Gmelin, 1789 — also called CATE, Cape Wigeon. Occurrence records of the Cape Teal are shared on GBIF from around 54 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (4 825 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAnatidae

54reserves with records

18 786records around them

6provinces

LCIUCN category

Cape Teal (Anas capensis) — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4 825
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 142
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 194
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	997
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	903
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	818
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	594
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	582
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	480
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	461
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	453
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	432
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	421
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	408
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	369
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	318
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	299
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	260
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	227
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	223
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	223
Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	220
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	215
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	215
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	172
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	159
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	141
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	117
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	114
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	107
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	90
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	90
Kabeljous Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	75
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	68
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	44
Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	42
False Bay ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	41
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	32
Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	30
Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	30
Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	24
Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	23
Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	21
Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	13
Kowie Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	12
Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	12
Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	10
Noorsekloof Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	10
Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	9
Ditsong Tswaing Crater MuseumNature reserve	GP Gauteng	8
Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	6
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Waters Meeting Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Bon Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 44 reserves
Eastern Cape: 5 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves
Gauteng: 1 reserve
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve
KwaZulu-Natal: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Scientific name: Anas capensis
GBIF taxon: 2498094
Wikidata: Q194317

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.