Black Rhinoceros

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

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	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	60–70%
2	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
5	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
6	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
7	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
8	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
9	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
10	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
12	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
14	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
18	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
19	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Rhinoceros in Etosha National Park?

About 64% of visitor-days record a Black Rhinoceros sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 279 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Rhinoceros in Etosha National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black Rhinoceros in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.