Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyThreskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills)
- GenusBostrychia (African Crested and Hadada Ibises)
- SpeciesBostrychia hagedash (Hadada)
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hadada in Pilanesberg National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Hadada sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 133 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hadada in Pilanesberg National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Hadada in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.