Ruff

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo 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	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	30–40%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
5	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
7	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
8	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
10	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
12	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
13	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
15	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
18	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
19	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
20	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
23	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
27	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
28	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
30	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
31	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
32	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
33	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
34	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
36	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
38	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
39	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
40	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
41	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
42	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
43	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
45	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
47	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
48	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
49	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
50	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
51	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
52	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
53	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
54	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
55	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
56	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
57	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruff in Keoladeo National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Ruff sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 281 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ruff in Keoladeo National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Ruff in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.