African Skimmer

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

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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	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
2	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
5	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	10–20%
6	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
7	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
8	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5–10%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
10	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
12	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
15	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
19	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
22	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
24	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Skimmer in Selous Game Reserve?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a African Skimmer sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Skimmer in Selous Game Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for African Skimmer in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.