Where to see
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 34 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-billed Oxpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 23 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 24 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 25 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
uMkhuze Game Reserve
In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Oxpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 34 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and more
After uMkhuze Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-billed Oxpecker are in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 60%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 60%) and Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 90%), April in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (about 80%) and December in Nairobi National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-billed Oxpecker on a given day. Each park's Red-billed Oxpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
