Where to see
Lophotis gindiana
Awash National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Buff-Crested Bustard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Awash National Park
In Awash National Park, Ethiopia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-Crested Bustard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tsavo East National Park and more
After Awash National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Buff-Crested Bustard are in Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and December–January in Awash National Park (about 60%), July and September in Tsavo East National Park (about 60%) and April and October in Tsavo West National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Buff-Crested Bustard on a given day. Each park's Buff-Crested Bustard page has the full month-by-month chart.
