Yellow-billed Stork

Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Stork in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 69% of visitor-days record a Yellow-billed Stork sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 633 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Stork in Lake Nakuru National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Stork in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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