Northern Giraffe

Northern Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Giraffe in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 79% of visitor-days record a Northern Giraffe sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 140 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Giraffe in Murchison Falls National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Northern Giraffe in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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