African Spoonbill

Closest Relatives at Chobe 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	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
7	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
8	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
10	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
11	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
12	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
14	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
15	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
19	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
20	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
21	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
22	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
23	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
24	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
25	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
26	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
27	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
28	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
30	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
32	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
33	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
34	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
35	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 44% of visitor-days record a African Spoonbill sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 580 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for African Spoonbill in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.