Goliath Heron

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

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