Where to see
Sagittarius serpentarius
Serengeti National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Secretary Bird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Serengeti National Park
In Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Secretary Bird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Masai Mara National Reserve and more
After Serengeti National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Secretary Bird are in Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%), Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 30%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Serengeti National Park (about 60%), January–February and August–November in Masai Mara National Reserve (about 40%) and November in Samburu National Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Secretary Bird on a given day. Each park's Secretary Bird page has the full month-by-month chart.
