White-Backed Night-Heron

White-Backed Night-Heron

Gorsachius leuconotus

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Liwonde National Park
28 Verified records at Liwonde National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The white-backed night heron (Calherodius leuconotus) is a species of medium-sized heron in the family Ardeidae, found in sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-Backed Night-Heron sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
6 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
17 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
18 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
19 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
20 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
23 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-Backed Night-Heron in Liwonde National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a White-Backed Night-Heron sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-Backed Night-Heron in Liwonde National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for White-Backed Night-Heron in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.

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