Where to see
Prionops plumatus
Gonarezhou National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-crested Helmetshrike during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 5 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 12 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 13 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Gonarezhou National Park
In Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-crested Helmetshrike sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Lower Zambezi National Park and more
After Gonarezhou National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White-crested Helmetshrike are in Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 50%), Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%) and Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and July in Gonarezhou National Park (about 60%), April and July–August in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 60%) and July in Mana Pools National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-crested Helmetshrike on a given day. Each park's White-crested Helmetshrike page has the full month-by-month chart.
