Squacco Heron

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba 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	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	60–70%
2	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
3	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
5	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
6	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
7	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
9	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
10	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
12	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
13	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
14	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
15	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
16	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
20	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
22	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
23	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
24	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
25	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
26	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
28	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
31	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
34	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
35	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
36	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
37	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
38	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
39	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
40	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
41	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
42	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
43	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
44	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
45	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
46	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
47	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
48	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
49	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Squacco Heron in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Squacco Heron sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Squacco Heron in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Squacco Heron in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.