Squacco Heron

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	60–70%
2	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
3	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
5	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
6	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	30–40%
7	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
8	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
10	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
12	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
13	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
14	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
15	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
16	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
17	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
18	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
20	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
21	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
23	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
24	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5–10%
25	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	5–10%
26	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
27	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
28	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
29	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
30	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
31	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
33	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
34	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
36	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
37	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
38	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
39	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
40	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
41	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
42	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
43	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
44	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
45	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
46	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
47	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
48	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
49	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
50	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
51	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
52	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
53	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
54	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
55	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
56	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
57	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
58	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
59	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Squacco Heron in Hwange National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Squacco Heron sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Squacco Heron in Hwange National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Squacco Heron in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.