Goliath Heron

Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
29 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. It is primarily found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller, declining numbers in Southwest and South Asia. Asian records are now very rare, but it does still known as an occasional vagrant. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Goliath Heron sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Garden Route National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Goliath Heron sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Goliath Heron in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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