Yellow-billed Stork

Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Aberdare National Park
43 Verified records at Aberdare National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) is a large African stork species in the family Ciconiidae. It is widespread south of the Sahara and also occurs in Madagascar. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Stork sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
40–50%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
12 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
13 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
16 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
18 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
20 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
22 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
24 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
25 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
26 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
27 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
28 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
29 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
30 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
31 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
32 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
33 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
34 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
35 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
36 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
37 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
40 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
41 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
42 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
43 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
44 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
45 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
46 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
47 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
48 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
49 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
50 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
51 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Stork in Aberdare National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Stork sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Stork in Aberdare National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Stork in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.

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