Water Thick-knee

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Water Thick-knee in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Water Thick-knee sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 279 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Water Thick-knee in Masai Mara National Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Water Thick-knee in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.