Nile Crocodile

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

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

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
9 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
12 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
15 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
16 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
30–40%
17 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
18 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
19 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
20 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
21 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
22 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
25 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
26 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
27 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Nile Crocodile in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 42% of visitor-days record a Nile Crocodile sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Nile Crocodile in Moremi Game Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Nile Crocodile in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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