Spotted Joker

Where to see

Spotted Joker

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Meru National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Spotted Joker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

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1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~30%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Spotted Joker?

Meru National Park

In Meru National Park, Kenya, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Joker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Joker?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January and May in Meru National Park (about 70%), April in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 70%) and June in Tsavo East National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Spotted Joker on a given day. Each park's Spotted Joker page has the full month-by-month chart.