Where to see
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Golden Gate Highlands National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rock Martin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 9 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Golden Gate Highlands National Park
In Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Martin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Namib-Naukluft National Park and more
After Golden Gate Highlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rock Martin are in Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, about 50%), Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 50%) and West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (about 70%), November in Namib-Naukluft National Park (about 80%) and January and August in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rock Martin on a given day. Each park's Rock Martin page has the full month-by-month chart.
