Black Heron

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Heron in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Black Heron sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 115 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Heron in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black Heron in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.