Rufous-bellied Heron

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-bellied Heron in Lower Zambezi National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Rufous-bellied Heron sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous-bellied Heron in Lower Zambezi National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-bellied Heron in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.