African Woolly-necked Stork

African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Liwonde National Park
28 Verified records at Liwonde National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African woolly-necked stork or African woollyneck (Ciconia microscelis) is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats including marshes in forests, agricultural areas, and freshwater wetlands across Africa. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a African Woolly-necked Stork sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Woolly-necked Stork in Liwonde National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a African Woolly-necked Stork sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Woolly-necked Stork in Liwonde National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for African Woolly-necked Stork in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.

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