Plains Zebra

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
80–90%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
80–90%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
70–80%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
13 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
14 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
15 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
16 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
17 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
20 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
22 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
23 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
24 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
25 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
26 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
27 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
28 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
29 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
30 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
31 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
33 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
34 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plains Zebra in Etosha National Park?

About 76% of visitor-days record a Plains Zebra sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 415 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plains Zebra in Etosha National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Plains Zebra in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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