Common Hippopotamus

Closest Relatives at Hwange 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	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 Hwange National Park?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Common Hippopotamus sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Hippopotamus in Hwange National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Common Hippopotamus in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.