African Openbilled Stork

African Openbilled Stork

Anastomus lamelligerus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Openbilled Stork in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 40% of visitor-days record a African Openbilled Stork sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 509 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Openbilled Stork in Moremi Game Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for African Openbilled Stork in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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