Shoebill

Shoebill

Balaeniceps rex

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Akagera National Park
2 Verified records at Akagera National Park

Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park

Hadada
LC Endemic

Hadada

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bostrychia hagedash

50–60% · Likely
Cattle Egret
LC

Cattle Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubulcus ibis

50–60% · Likely
Hamerkop
LC

Hamerkop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scopus umbretta

40–50% · Likely
Little Egret
LC

Little Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta garzetta

40–50% · Likely
Squacco Heron
LC

Squacco Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardeola ralloides

40–50% · Likely
Goliath Heron
LC

Goliath Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea goliath

40–50% · Likely
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

30–40% · Possible
African Sacred Ibis
LC

African Sacred Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Threskiornis aethiopicus

30–40% · Possible
Black-headed Heron
LC

Black-headed Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea melanocephala

30–40% · Possible
Glossy Ibis
LC

Glossy Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plegadis falcinellus

30–40% · Possible
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-bellied Heron
LC

Rufous-bellied Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardeola rufiventris

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Shoebill at Akagera National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Shoebill are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
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