African Spoonbill

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Mana Pools National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Spoonbill in Mana Pools National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a African Spoonbill sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Spoonbill in Mana Pools National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for African Spoonbill in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.

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