Where to see
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Nairobi National Park leads · 30 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Sacred Ibis during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 14 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 16 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 18 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 21 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 22 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 23 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 24 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 25 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Nairobi National Park
In Nairobi National Park, Kenya, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an African Sacred Ibis sighting on a given day, the highest of the 30 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
West Coast National Park and more
After Nairobi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an African Sacred Ibis are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 70%), South Luangwa National Park (Zambia, about 70%) and Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–April, June–August and December in Nairobi National Park (about 80%), March–June and October in West Coast National Park (about 80%) and August and September in South Luangwa National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Sacred Ibis on a given day. Each park's African Sacred Ibis page has the full month-by-month chart.
