Northern Giraffe

Northern Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Kidepo Valley National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Giraffe in Kidepo Valley National Park?

About 66% of visitor-days record a Northern Giraffe sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Giraffe in Kidepo Valley National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Giraffe in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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