Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusBostrychia (African Crested and Hadada Ibises)
- SpeciesBostrychia hagedash (Hadada)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Southern Bald Ibis
Geronticus calvus
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hadada in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 57% of visitor-days record a Hadada sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 803 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hadada in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Hadada in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.