Marabou Stork
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Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kafue National Park
134 Verified records at Kafue National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair". It has often been credited with the largest wingspan of any land bird, with an average of 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) and some recorded examples of up to 3.2 metres (10 ft). Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Marabou Stork sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 134 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

African Openbilled Stork
LC

African Openbilled Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anastomus lamelligerus

40–50% · Likely
Saddle-billed Stork
NT

Saddle-billed Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-billed Stork
LC

Yellow-billed Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mycteria ibis

20–30% · Possible
Abdim's Stork
LC

Abdim's Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia abdimii

Insufficient data
African Woolly-necked Stork

African Woolly-necked Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia microscelis

<5% · Rare
White Stork
LC

White Stork

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ciconia ciconia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
8 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
9 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
12 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
13 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
30–40%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
15 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
16 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
17 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
18 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
19 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
20 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
21 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
22 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
23 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
24 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
25 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
26 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
27 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
28 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
30 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
31 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
32 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
33 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
34 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
35 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
36 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
37 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
38 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
40 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
41 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
42 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
43 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
44 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
45 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
46 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
47 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
48 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
49 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
50 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Marabou Stork in Kafue National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Marabou Stork sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 134 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Marabou Stork in Kafue National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Marabou Stork in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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