White-Backed Night-Heron

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba 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	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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a White-Backed Night-Heron sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

March has the highest sighting rate for White-Backed Night-Heron in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.