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West Coast National Park leads · 28 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-winged Kite during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 17 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 20 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 21 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 24 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 25 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
West Coast National Park
In West Coast National Park, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Kite sighting on a given day, the highest of the 28 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Pilanesberg National Park and more
After West Coast National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-winged Kite are in Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa, about 40%), Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 40%). Outside Africa, the best options are Udawalawe National Park in Asia (about 20%) and Way Kambas National Park in Southeast Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in West Coast National Park (about 90%), April and November in Pilanesberg National Park (about 50%) and November in Samburu National Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-winged Kite on a given day. Each park's Black-winged Kite page has the full month-by-month chart.
