Goliath Heron

Closest Relatives at Mikumi 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	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
2	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
5	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
8	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	20–30%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
12	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
14	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
18	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5–10%
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
21	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
22	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
23	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
24	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
28	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
29	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
30	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
33	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
34	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
35	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
36	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
37	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
38	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
39	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
40	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
41	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
42	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data