Western Swamphen

Closest Relatives at Tarangire 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	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	60–70%
2	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	30–40%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
4	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
5	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
6	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
7	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
8	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	0–10%
9	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
10	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
12	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
14	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
15	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
19	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
21	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
23	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
24	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
27	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
30	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
31	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
32	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
33	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
34	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
35	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
36	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
37	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
38	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
39	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
40	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
41	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
42	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
43	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
44	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
45	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
46	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
47	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
48	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
49	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
50	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
51	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Swamphen in Tarangire National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Swamphen sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Swamphen in Tarangire National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Western Swamphen in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.