Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusBostrychia (African Crested and Hadada Ibises)
- SpeciesBostrychia hagedash (Hadada)
Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hadada in Chobe National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Hadada sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 130 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hadada in Chobe National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Hadada in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.