Common Hippopotamus

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Aberdare National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
10–20
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 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
70–80%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
15 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
18 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
19 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
21 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
22 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
23 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
25 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
27 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
29 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
30 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
31 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Hippopotamus in Aberdare National Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Common Hippopotamus sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Hippopotamus in Aberdare National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Common Hippopotamus in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.

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