Where to see
Coracias abyssinicus
Awash National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Abyssinian Roller during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Pendjari National Park | 🇧🇯 Benin | |
| 5 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 6 | Saloum Delta National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 7 | Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
Awash National Park
In Awash National Park, Ethiopia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Abyssinian Roller sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kidepo Valley National Park and more
After Awash National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Abyssinian Roller are in Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 60%), Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 40%) and Pendjari National Park (Benin, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Awash National Park (about 80%), December in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%) and January in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Abyssinian Roller on a given day. Each park's Abyssinian Roller page has the full month-by-month chart.
