Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyBalaenicipitidae (Shoebills)
- GenusBalaeniceps (Shoebills)
- SpeciesBalaeniceps rex (Shoebill)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Shoebill sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
White-Backed Night-Heron
Gorsachius leuconotus
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Shoebill are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Shoebill in Lake Mburo National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Shoebill sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Shoebill in Lake Mburo National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Shoebill in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.