Goliath Heron

Closest Relatives at Amboseli 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	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
5	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	40–50%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
8	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
10	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	20–30%
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
12	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
14	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
18	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5–10%
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
21	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
22	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
23	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
24	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
28	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
29	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
30	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
33	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
34	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
35	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
36	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
37	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
38	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
39	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
40	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
41	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
42	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Goliath Heron sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 456 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Goliath Heron in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.