Which is the best park to see a Black Kite?
Berenty Reserve
In Berenty Reserve, Madagascar, over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Black Kite sighting on a given day, the highest of the 47 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where to see
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Berenty Reserve leads · 47 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Parks Ranked
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black Kite during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 4 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 11 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 15 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 17 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 18 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 20 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 21 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 22 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 23 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 24 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 25 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Before you go
Where else can you see a Black Kite?
Nairobi National Park and more
After Berenty Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Black Kite are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 70%), Nikko National Park (Japan, about 60%) and West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 60%). Outside Africa, the best options are Nikko National Park in Asia (about 60%), Monfragüe National Park in Europe (about 50%) and Kakadu National Park in Oceania (about 30%).
When is the best time to see a Black Kite?
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April–June and August–October in Nairobi National Park (about 80%) and February in Nikko National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black Kite on a given day. Each park's Black Kite page has the full month-by-month chart.
