Where to see
Burhinus senegalensis
Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Senegal Thick-knee during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 3 | Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Saloum Delta National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Chinko Conservation Area | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Senegal Thick-knee sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Mole National Park and more
After Niokolo-Koba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Senegal Thick-knee are in Mole National Park (Ghana, about 40%), Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (Senegal, about 40%) and Saloum Delta National Park (Senegal, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and April in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 60%), August and September in Mole National Park (about 60%) and January and April in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Senegal Thick-knee on a given day. Each park's Senegal Thick-knee page has the full month-by-month chart.
