Squacco Heron

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland 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	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	60–70%
2	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
3	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
5	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
6	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
7	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
9	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
10	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
12	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
13	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
14	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
15	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
16	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
20	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
22	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
23	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
24	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
25	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
26	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
28	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
31	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
34	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
35	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
36	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
37	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
38	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
39	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
40	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
41	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
42	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
43	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
44	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
45	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
46	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
47	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
48	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
49	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Squacco Heron in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Squacco Heron sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 362 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Squacco Heron in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Squacco Heron in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.