Common Hippopotamus

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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
70–80%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
15 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
18 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
19 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
21 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
22 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
23 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
25 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
27 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
29 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
30 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
31 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Hippopotamus in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Common Hippopotamus sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Hippopotamus in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Common Hippopotamus in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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