Spotted Thick-knee

Closest Relatives at Kafue 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	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
5	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
6	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
10	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
16	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
17	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
22	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
24	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
25	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
26	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
27	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
28	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
30	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
31	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
32	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
33	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Thick-knee in Kafue National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Spotted Thick-knee sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spotted Thick-knee in Kafue National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Thick-knee in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.