Black Heron

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Heron in Chobe National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Black Heron sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 236 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Heron in Chobe National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Black Heron in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.