Tarangire National Park

🇹🇿 Tanzania

🐘 Elephants Among the Baobabs

🌍 #11 Global · 4.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #8 in Africa #9 in Savanna & Grassland

East Africa, Tanzania 1236 spp. recorded

Tarangire National Park sits in northern Tanzania and protects a tropical savanna of rolling grasslands, scattered baobab trees and a riverine strip of forest along the Tarangire River. The habitat supports large herds of African Bush Elephants that frequent the river, flocks of Superb Starlings in the acacia canopy, and Lilac‑breasted Rollers that swoop over the open plains.

-4.021° S 36.036° E

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana

80–90% · Very likely

East African Giraffe

Giraffa tippelskirchi

70–80% · Very likely

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

80–90% · Very likely

Ashy Starling

Lamprotornis unicolor

70–80% · Very likely

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

70–80% · Very likely

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

Dinemellia dinemelli

70–80% · Very likely

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

70–80% · Very likely

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

70–80% · Very likely

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

70–80% · Very likely

Cape Turtle Dove

Streptopelia capicola

70–80% · Very likely

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

70–80% · Likely

Yellow-collared Lovebird

Agapornis personatus

60–70% · Likely

Northern White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus ruppelli

60–70% · Likely

Magpie Shrike

Urolestes melanoleucus

60–70% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana

80–90% · Very likely

East African Giraffe

Giraffa tippelskirchi

70–80% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

70–80% · Very likely

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

70–80% · Very likely

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

70–80% · Very likely

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

70–80% · Likely

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

60–70% · Likely

Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo

60–70% · Likely

Lion

Panthera leo

50–60% · Likely

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

50–60% · Likely

Blue Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

50–60% · Likely

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale parvula

50–60% · Likely

Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei

40–50% · Likely

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely

📊 Most Spotted

Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

80–90% · Very likely

Ashy Starling

Lamprotornis unicolor

70–80% · Very likely

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

Dinemellia dinemelli

70–80% · Very likely

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

70–80% · Very likely

Cape Turtle Dove

Streptopelia capicola

70–80% · Very likely

Yellow-collared Lovebird

Agapornis personatus

60–70% · Likely

Northern White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus ruppelli

60–70% · Likely

Magpie Shrike

Urolestes melanoleucus

60–70% · Likely

Von der Decken's Hornbill

Tockus deckeni

60–70% · Likely

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

60–70% · Likely

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely

Yellow-necked Francolin

Pternistis leucoscepus

60–70% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

40–50% · Likely

African Striped Skink

Trachylepis striata

20–30% · Possible

Sudan Plated Lizard

Broadleysaurus major

20–30% · Possible

Red-lipped Snake

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

10–20% · Possible

Flap-necked Chameleon

Chamaeleo dilepis

10–20% · Possible

Crevice Tortoise

Malacochersus tornieri

10–20% · Possible

Southern African Python

Python natalensis

10–20% · With luck

African Rock Python

Python sebae

10–20% · With luck

Spotted Bush Snake

Philothamnus semivariegatus

10–20% · With luck

Sudan Mabuya

Trachylepis brevicollis

10–20% · With luck

Helmeted Turtle

Pelomedusa subrufa

10–20% · With luck

Tree skink

Trachylepis planifrons

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Red-Banded Rubber Frog

Phrynomantis bifasciatus

Insufficient data

Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog

Chiromantis petersii

Insufficient data

Kenya Banana Frog

Afrixalus septentrionalis

Insufficient data

Shovel-nosed Frog

Hemisus marmoratus

Insufficient data

African Common Toad

Sclerophrys gutturalis

Insufficient data

Senegal Kassina

Kassina senegalensis

Insufficient data

Delicate Spiny Reed Frog

Afrixalus delicatus

Insufficient data

Anchieta's Ridged Frog

Ptychadena anchietae

Insufficient data

Four-striped Tree-folding Frog

Afrixalus quadrivittatus

Insufficient data

Edible bullfrog

Pyxicephalus edulis

Insufficient data

Schilluk ridged frog

Ptychadena schillukorum

Insufficient data

Natal Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦌

Great Elephant Migration

JunJulAugSepOctNov

Tarangire's elephant herds congregate around the Tarangire River, creating one of Africa's most spectacular wildlife spectacles as they rely on the last remaining water sources during the dry season.

African Bush Elephant

Loxodonta africana

80–90% · Very likely

🐦

Baobab Tree Wildlife Haven

MarAprMayNov

The park's ancient baobab trees provide critical nesting sites and shade, attracting diverse wildlife including birds, mammals, and reptiles seeking refuge from the heat.

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely

East African Giraffe

Giraffa tippelskirchi

70–80% · Very likely

🐦

Birding Spectacle: Starling Swarms

MarAprMay

During the wet season, Superb Starlings and other birds form massive, swirling flocks, creating a breathtaking avian display against the baobab backdrop.

Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

80–90% · Very likely

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

African Bush Elephant

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

50–60

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

East African Giraffe

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

50–60

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

70–80

Superb Starling

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

80–90

80–90

40–50

30–40

40–50

30–40

40–50

50–60

40–50

50–60

20–30

40–50

50–60

30–40

Lilac-breasted Roller

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

80–90

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

90–100

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

50–60

60–70

80–90

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

80–90

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

50–60

70–80

80–90

70–80

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

40–50

40–50

60–70

70–80

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

Cape Turtle Dove

70–80

60–70

80–90

80–90

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

80–90

40–50

60–70

60–70

70–80

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

Yellow-collared Lovebird

60–70

60–70

70–80

80–90

60–70

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

Northern White-crowned Shrike

60–70

60–70

70–80

80–90

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

70–80

60–70

70–80

50–60

60–70

60–70

50–60

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

80–90

70–80

Animal Events

🦌 Great Elephant Migration

🐦 Baobab Tree Wildlife Haven

🐦 Birding Spectacle: Starling Swarms

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ World-class

🐘 Elephants Among the Baobabs

🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

829

🐒 Mammals

221

🦎 Reptiles

143

🐸 Amphibians

43

1236 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

41 Threatened 5 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Excellent

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

5.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

76%

📊

Coverage (285 species at ≥5% of 1236 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

23%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (6 bird, 6 mammal)

47% Global avg

67%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

220

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

43

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

52

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