African Spoonbill

Closest Relatives at Virunga 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 Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
2	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
6	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
8	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	20–30%
9	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
10	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
11	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
12	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
13	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
14	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
15	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
16	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
20	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
22	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5–10%
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
24	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
25	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
27	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
28	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	<5%
29	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
30	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
32	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
33	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
35	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
36	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
37	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
38	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
39	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
40	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
41	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
42	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
43	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
44	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Spoonbill in Virunga National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a African Spoonbill sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 175 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Spoonbill in Virunga National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for African Spoonbill in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.