Where to see
Uraeginthus bengalus
Kidepo Valley National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 12 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 13 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Kidepo Valley National Park
In Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Lake Nakuru National Park and more
After Kidepo Valley National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu are in Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 70%), Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 60%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and December in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%), April in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 90%) and April, July and December in Akagera National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu on a given day. Each park's Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu page has the full month-by-month chart.
