East African Shovel-Snout

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
2	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
3	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
4	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
5	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
7	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
9	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
10	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a East African Shovel-Snout in Kruger National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a East African Shovel-Snout sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see East African Shovel-Snout in Kruger National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for East African Shovel-Snout in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.