Goliath Heron

Closest Relatives at Ruaha 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	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
2	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
6	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
7	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
10	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
11	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
16	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
18	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
19	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
20	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
21	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
22	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
23	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
24	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
28	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
29	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
30	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
31	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
32	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
33	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Goliath Heron in Ruaha National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Goliath Heron sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 74 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Goliath Heron in Ruaha National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Goliath Heron in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.