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Doñana National Park leads · 34 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-winged Stilt during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 20 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 21 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 22 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 23 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 24 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 25 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Doñana National Park
In Doñana National Park, Spain, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Stilt sighting on a given day, the highest of the 34 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Keoladeo National Park and more
After Doñana National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-winged Stilt are in Keoladeo National Park (India, about 60%), Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 60%) and Ranthambore National Park (India, about 60%). Outside Europe, the best options are Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 60%) and Gonarezhou National Park in Africa (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May–June, August and December–January in Doñana National Park (about 80%), January–February and April–May in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%) and September in Gonarezhou National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-winged Stilt on a given day. Each park's Black-winged Stilt page has the full month-by-month chart.
