Where to see
Ardea melanocephala
Nairobi National Park leads · 28 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-headed Heron during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 15 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 21 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 23 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 24 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 25 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Nairobi National Park
In Nairobi National Park, Kenya, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Heron sighting on a given day, the highest of the 28 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area and more
After Nairobi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-headed Heron are in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 50%), Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 50%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and November–December in Nairobi National Park (about 60%), February, April and June in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (about 60%) and February to April in Serengeti National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-headed Heron on a given day. Each park's Black-headed Heron page has the full month-by-month chart.
