Marabou Stork

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
1 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
☀️ 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 →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Marabou Stork at Namib-Naukluft National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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