African Skimmer

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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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	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
2	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
8	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
19	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
20	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data