Where to see
Burhinus vermiculatus
Lower Zambezi National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Water Thick-knee during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 13 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 18 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 21 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 23 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Lower Zambezi National Park
In Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Water Thick-knee sighting on a given day, the highest of the 23 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gonarezhou National Park and more
After Lower Zambezi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Water Thick-knee are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%), Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%) and Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 70%), September in Gonarezhou National Park (about 60%) and February and August in Mana Pools National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Water Thick-knee on a given day. Each park's Water Thick-knee page has the full month-by-month chart.
