bird · Anseriformes · Anatidae

Maccoa Duck

Oxyura maccoa (Eyton, 1838) — also called MADO. Occurrence records of the Maccoa Duck are shared on GBIF from around 11 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (2 388 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: EndangeredAnatidae

11reserves with records

3 807records around them

3provinces

ENIUCN category

Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) — Photo: Monkey Boy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2 388
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	496
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	308
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	299
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	180
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	54
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	25
Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	GP Gauteng	24
Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	22
Bontebok Ridge ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	9
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 9 reserves
Northern Cape: 1 reserve
Gauteng: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Scientific name: Oxyura maccoa
GBIF taxon: 5232470
Wikidata: Q279939

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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.