Where to see
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De Hoop Nature Reserve leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Southern Boubou during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
De Hoop Nature Reserve
In De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Boubou sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Addo Elephant National Park and more
After De Hoop Nature Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Southern Boubou are in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 50%), uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 40%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March, May, August and December in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 70%), May in Addo Elephant National Park (about 80%) and October and November in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Southern Boubou on a given day. Each park's Southern Boubou page has the full month-by-month chart.
