Where to see
Charadrius pecuarius
West Coast National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Kittlitz's Plover during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 3 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
West Coast National Park
In West Coast National Park, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Kittlitz's Plover sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary and more
After West Coast National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Kittlitz's Plover are in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (Senegal, about 50%), Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 50%) and Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and November in West Coast National Park (about 80%), February and March in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (about 70%) and February and October in Amboseli National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Kittlitz's Plover on a given day. Each park's Kittlitz's Plover page has the full month-by-month chart.
