Yellow-billed Oxpecker

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	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
2	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
3	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	30–40%
5	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
6	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
7	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
8	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
9	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
10	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
12	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
13	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
14	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
16	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
18	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
19	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
20	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
21	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
22	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
23	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5–10%
24	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
26	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
28	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
30	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
31	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
33	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
34	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
35	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
36	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
37	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
38	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
39	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
40	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Oxpecker in Virunga National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Oxpecker sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 366 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Oxpecker in Virunga National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Oxpecker in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.