White Rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPerissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
- FamilyRhinocerotidae (Rhinoceroses)
- GenusCeratotherium (Wide-lipped Rhinoceroses)
- SpeciesCeratotherium simum (White Rhinoceros)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 19 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White Rhinoceros in Nairobi National Park?
About 63% of visitor-days record a White Rhinoceros sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 73 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White Rhinoceros in Nairobi National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for White Rhinoceros in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.