Hamerkop

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	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	70–80%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
6	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
7	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
8	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
10	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
13	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
14	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
17	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
20	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
21	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
22	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
24	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
25	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	10–20%
26	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
30	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
31	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	10–20%
32	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
33	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
34	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
35	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	0–10%
36	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
37	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
38	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
39	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
40	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
41	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
42	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
43	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
44	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
45	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
46	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 24% of visitor-days record a Hamerkop sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 219 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Hamerkop in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.