Ducks, Geese, Swans

White-backed Duck

Thalassornis leuconotus

The White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) is a 708 g wetland bird. It stays put all year.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

708 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

15

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Uganda, Madagascar, Malawi, eSwatini, Rwanda, Lesotho.

Where to see it: Lake Awassa · United Africa Shebelle Hotel area (Ethiopia); Sable farm,Lusaka (Zambia); San Sebastian Peninsula · Land · please consider using different hotspots for birding on the sandbars and islands (Mozambique); Arusha NP (Tanzania); Amboseli NP (Kenya).

Photo: (c) Justin Ponder, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist