African Black Oystercatcher

Closest Relatives at Garden Route 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	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Black Oystercatcher in Garden Route National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a African Black Oystercatcher sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 253 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Black Oystercatcher in Garden Route National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for African Black Oystercatcher in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.