African Openbilled Stork

Where to see

African Openbilled Stork

Anastomus lamelligerus

Liwonde National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Openbilled Stork during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~80%
2 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
7 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
8 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
9 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
11 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
12 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
13 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
15 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
17 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
18 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
19 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an African Openbilled Stork?

Liwonde National Park

In Liwonde National Park, Malawi, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an African Openbilled Stork sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an African Openbilled Stork?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January in Liwonde National Park (about 90%), November in Chobe National Park (about 70%) and February in Gonarezhou National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Openbilled Stork on a given day. Each park's African Openbilled Stork page has the full month-by-month chart.