Black-headed Heron

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Garden Route National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
13 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
16 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
19 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
20 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
21 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
22 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
24 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
25 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
26 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
27 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
28 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
29 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
30 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
31 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
32 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
33 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
34 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
35 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
36 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
37 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
38 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
39 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
40 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
41 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Heron in Garden Route National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Heron sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 171 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-headed Heron in Garden Route National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Heron in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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