Ruff

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull 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	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
2	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	30–40%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
5	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
7	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
8	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
10	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
12	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
13	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
15	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
18	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
19	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
20	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
23	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
27	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
28	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
30	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
31	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
32	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
33	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
34	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
36	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
38	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
39	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
40	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
41	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
42	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
43	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
45	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
46	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
47	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
48	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
49	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
50	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
51	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
52	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
53	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
54	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
55	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
56	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
57	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data