Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyBalaenicipitidae (Shoebills)
- GenusBalaeniceps (Shoebills)
- SpeciesBalaeniceps rex (Shoebill)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Shoebill sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Shoebill are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Shoebill in Virunga National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Shoebill sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Shoebill in Virunga National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Shoebill in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.