Where to see
Uraeginthus angolensis
Gonarezhou National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Blue-breasted Cordonbleu during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 13 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 17 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Gonarezhou National Park
In Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-breasted Cordonbleu sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
uMkhuze Game Reserve and more
After Gonarezhou National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Blue-breasted Cordonbleu are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 60%), South Luangwa National Park (Zambia, about 60%) and Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Gonarezhou National Park (about 80%), January–February, April, August and November in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 70%) and August and November in South Luangwa National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Blue-breasted Cordonbleu on a given day. Each park's Blue-breasted Cordonbleu page has the full month-by-month chart.
