Where to see
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De Hoop Nature Reserve leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Ostrich during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 13 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 15 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
De Hoop Nature Reserve
In De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Ostrich sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and more
After De Hoop Nature Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Ostrich are in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 70%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 70%) and West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 90%), June, September and November in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 80%) and September and December in Nairobi National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Ostrich on a given day. Each park's Common Ostrich page has the full month-by-month chart.
