South African Shelduck

Tadorna cana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) — also called Cape/South African Shelduck, African Shelduck. Occurrence records of the South African Shelduck are shared on GBIF from around 74 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (1 353 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAnatidae

74reserves with records

7 357records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana) — Photo: Henry de Lange · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 353
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 350
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	737
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	319
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	308
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	297
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	296
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	279
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	208
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	200
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	190
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	136
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	126
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	126
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	117
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	106
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	102
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	96
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	85
Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	82
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	60
Cape Recife Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	44
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	43
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	43
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	42
Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	41
Kwandwe Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	39
Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	39
Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	39
Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	35
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	33
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	33
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	29
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	27
Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	27
Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	26
Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	23
Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	19
Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	18
Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	14
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	14
Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	14
Umvoti Vlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	12
Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	11
Camdeboo National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	10
Bridle Drift Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	9
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	7
Nooitgedacht Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	7
The Koppie Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	6
Pretorius KloofNature reserve	FS Free State	5
Shamwari Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	5
Bronkies Angling and Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	5
Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Willem Pretorius Game ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	4
Commando Drift Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	4
Boskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	4
Karkloof FallsNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	4
Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Mount Currie Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	3

and 14 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 23 reserves
Eastern Cape: 19 reserves
Northern Cape: 9 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 8 reserves
Free State: 7 reserves
Gauteng: 6 reserves
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve
North West: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Scientific name: Tadorna cana
GBIF taxon: 2498010
Wikidata: Q1065465

More of the Anatidae family

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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.