Where to see
Oriolus larvatus
Meru National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-headed Oriole during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 19 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Meru National Park
In Meru National Park, Kenya, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Oriole sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gonarezhou National Park and more
After Meru National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-headed Oriole are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%), Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 40%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Meru National Park (about 80%), September and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 70%) and October in Gorongosa National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-headed Oriole on a given day. Each park's Black-headed Oriole page has the full month-by-month chart.
