White-Backed Night-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	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
3	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
4	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
5	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
7	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
8	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
9	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
10	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
12	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
13	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
14	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
15	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-Backed Night-Heron in Nairobi National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a White-Backed Night-Heron sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-Backed Night-Heron in Nairobi National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for White-Backed Night-Heron in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.