Kori Bustard
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Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
198 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) is the largest flying bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family, which all belong to the order Otidiformes and are restricted in distribution to the Old World. It is one of the four species (ranging from Africa to India to Australia) in the large-bodied genus Ardeotis. The male kori bustard may be the heaviest living animal capable of flight. This species, like most bustards, is a ground-dwelling bird and an opportunistic omnivore. Male kori bustards, which can be more than twice as heavy as the female, attempt to breed with as many females as possible and take no part in the raising of the young. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Kori Bustard sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 198 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

White-bellied Bustard
LC

White-bellied Bustard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupodotis senegalensis

10–20% · With luck
Hartlaub's Bustard
LC

Hartlaub's Bustard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lissotis hartlaubii

<5% · Rare
Heuglin's Bustard
LC

Heuglin's Bustard

Bird

Neotis heuglinii

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
10 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
14 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
18 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
20 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
22 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
25 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
28 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kori Bustard in Tsavo East National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kori Bustard sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 198 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Kori Bustard in Tsavo East National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Kori Bustard in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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