Marabou Stork

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Marabou Stork in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 46% of visitor-days record a Marabou Stork sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 1320 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Marabou Stork in Masai Mara National Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Marabou Stork in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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