Yellow-billed Stork

Where to see

Yellow-billed Stork

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Lake Nakuru National Park leads · 26 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
2 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~50%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
10 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
14 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~30%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
19 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
20 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
22 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
23 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
24 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
25 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Yellow-billed Stork?

Lake Nakuru National Park

In Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Stork sighting on a given day, the highest of the 26 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-billed Stork?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July to September in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 80%), February–March, May and November–December in South Luangwa National Park (about 70%) and November in Gonarezhou National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Yellow-billed Stork on a given day. Each park's Yellow-billed Stork page has the full month-by-month chart.