Hamerkop

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Hamerkop

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Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 38 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~80%
2 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~50%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~50%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
10 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~50%
11 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
18 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
19 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
20 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
21 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
22 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
23 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~30%
24 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~30%
25 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Hamerkop?

Niokolo-Koba National Park

In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Hamerkop sighting on a given day, the highest of the 38 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Hamerkop?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February, April and September in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 90%), April–May and August in South Luangwa National Park (about 70%) and May, July and December in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Hamerkop on a given day. Each park's Hamerkop page has the full month-by-month chart.