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Etosha National Park leads · 28 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Blacksmith Lapwing during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 3 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 18 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 19 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 20 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 23 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 24 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 25 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Etosha National Park
In Etosha National Park, Namibia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Blacksmith Lapwing sighting on a given day, the highest of the 28 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Moremi Game Reserve and more
After Etosha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Blacksmith Lapwing are in Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 80%), Chobe National Park (Botswana, about 80%) and Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and September in Etosha National Park (about 90%), December in Moremi Game Reserve (about 90%) and November to May in Chobe National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Blacksmith Lapwing on a given day. Each park's Blacksmith Lapwing page has the full month-by-month chart.
