Where to see
Poicephalus meyeri
Ruaha National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Meyer's Parrot during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Ruaha National Park
In Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Meyer's Parrot sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kidepo Valley National Park and more
After Ruaha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Meyer's Parrot are in Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 60%), Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 50%) and Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and September in Ruaha National Park (about 80%), December in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%) and July, October and December–January in Lake Mburo National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Meyer's Parrot on a given day. Each park's Meyer's Parrot page has the full month-by-month chart.
