Where to see
Buphagus africanus
Queen Elizabeth National Park leads · 21 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Yellow-billed Oxpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 19 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Queen Elizabeth National Park
In Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Oxpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 21 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Masai Mara National Reserve and more
After Queen Elizabeth National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Yellow-billed Oxpecker are in Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%), Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 40%) and Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 60%), April in Masai Mara National Reserve (about 50%) and May–June, August–October and December in Akagera National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Yellow-billed Oxpecker on a given day. Each park's Yellow-billed Oxpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
