Crimson-breasted Gonolek

Where to see

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

Laniarius atrococcineus

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Crimson-breasted Gonolek during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~50%
3 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
4 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~40%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Crimson-breasted Gonolek?

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

In Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-breasted Gonolek sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Crimson-breasted Gonolek?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 80%), January, May and July–August in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 60%) and July in Pilanesberg National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Crimson-breasted Gonolek on a given day. Each park's Crimson-breasted Gonolek page has the full month-by-month chart.