African Skimmer

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru 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	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
2	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
8	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
19	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
20	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Skimmer in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a African Skimmer sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Skimmer in Lake Nakuru National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for African Skimmer in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.