Hamerkop

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft 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	70–80%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
6	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
7	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
8	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
10	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
13	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
14	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
17	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
20	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
21	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
22	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
24	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
25	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	10–20%
26	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
30	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
31	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	10–20%
32	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
33	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
34	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
35	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	0–10%
36	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
37	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
38	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
39	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
40	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
41	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
42	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
43	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
44	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
45	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
46	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hamerkop in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Hamerkop sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hamerkop in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Hamerkop in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.