Nile Crocodile
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Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park
81 Verified records at Queen Elizabeth National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the eastern, southern, and central regions of the continent, and lives in different types of aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers, swamps and marshlands. It occasionally inhabits deltas, brackish lakes and rarely also saltwater. Its range once stretched from the Nile Delta throughout the Nile River. Lake Turkana in Kenya has one of the largest undisturbed Nile crocodile populations. Generally, the adult male Nile crocodile is between 3.5 and 5 m (11 ft 6 in and 16 ft 5 in) in length and weighs 225 to 750 kg (496 to 1,653 lb). Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Nile Crocodile sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
Nov
50–60
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
3 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
9 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
50–60%
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
14 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
16 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
40–50%
17 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
18 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
19 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
20 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
30–40%
21 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
22 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
23 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
25 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
26 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
27 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
28 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
29 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
30 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
31 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
32 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
33 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
34 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
35 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
36 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Nile Crocodile in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 52% of wildlife watchers report a Nile Crocodile sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Nile Crocodile in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Nile Crocodile in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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