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Nairobi National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Long-tailed Cormorant during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 15 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 16 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 18 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 19 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Nairobi National Park
In Nairobi National Park, Kenya, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Cormorant sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Pilanesberg National Park and more
After Nairobi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Long-tailed Cormorant are in Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa, about 50%), Chobe National Park (Botswana, about 50%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–April and December in Nairobi National Park (about 60%), April, September and November–December in Pilanesberg National Park (about 60%) and January and November in Chobe National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Long-tailed Cormorant on a given day. Each park's Long-tailed Cormorant page has the full month-by-month chart.
