All 5 in 3 days here: ~90%
Tarangire National Park
🇹🇿 Tanzania
East Africa, Tanzania 1236 spp. recorded
Tarangire National Park sits in northern Tanzania and protects a tropical savanna of rolling grasslands, scattered baobab trees and a riverine strip of forest along the Tarangire River. The habitat supports large herds of African Bush Elephants that frequent the river, flocks of Superb Starlings in the acacia canopy, and Lilac‑breasted Rollers that swoop over the open plains.
-4.021° S 36.036° E
🦜 Nature
605 Species sighted
89,546 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Nov Best month
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🌙 Most active after dark
+ 550 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
All 3 in 3 days here: ~50%
All 4 in 3 days here: ~30%
All 5 in 3 days here: ~30%
Recent sightings in Tarangire National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSounds of Tarangire National Park
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Tanzania · 2026
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Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
68Jan
72Feb
85Mar
80Apr
74May
62Jun
69Jul
57Aug
57Sep
68Oct
90Nov
62Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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4.005° S, 35.979° E
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4.162° S, 36.092° E
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Matete Picnic Site
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Vervet Monkey~90%+10%
Superb Starling~70%-10%
Ashy Starling~70%-10%
Waterbuck~70%≈
Lilac-breasted Roller~70%-20%
Cape Turtle Dove~60%-10%
Common Warthog~60%-10%
Yellow-collared Lovebird~60%-10%
Northern Red-billed Hornbill~60%-20%
Olive Baboon~60%≈
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver~60%-20%
Northern White-crowned Shrike~60%-10%
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Tarangire Safari Lodge
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Entrance Gate
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🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Typical stay
2–3
daysTrails
Easy
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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0.0 World-class
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.3
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 829
🐒 Mammals 221
🦎 Reptiles 143
🐸 Amphibians 43
1236 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
41 Threatened 5 Endemic
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Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
5.0
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Top-12 Avg Probability
79% 📊
Coverage (307 species at ≥5% of 1236 in the inventory)
25% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (6 bird, 6 mammal)
67% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
217 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
43 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
54 🏕️
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.4
Climate Pleasant High
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism Medium Medium
Trails Easy High
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
However, to our delight, we eventually saw numerous animals: giraffes, thousands of wildebeest, many zebras, over 100 elephants, warthogs, vultures, colorful birds, two lionesses, ostriches, impalas, waterbucks, and squirrels.
Just behind the official entrance to the national park we see a herd of zebras.
First we saw a lot of wildebeests, zebras, and baboons.
The little 5 are: antlion ( we saw the hole where they capture prey), buffalo weaver, elephant shrew, leopard tortoise and this guy—a rhinoceros beetle.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Tarangire National Park?
1,236 species
Tarangire National Park has 1,236 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Lilac-breasted Roller (about 90%), Superb Starling (about 90%), Ashy Starling (about 80%), White-headed Buffalo-Weaver (about 80%) and African Bush Elephant (about 80%). Among reptiles, the most-seen is Nile Monitor (about 50%).
When is the best time to visit Tarangire National Park for wildlife?
June–August and November–March
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 80% on a given day, against about 70% in April–May and September–October.
Can you see an African Bush Elephant in Tarangire National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report an African Bush Elephant sighting in Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 586 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June (about 90%).
Can you see an East African Giraffe in Tarangire National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an East African Giraffe sighting in Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 339 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February–March and June–August (about 80%).
Can you see a Superb Starling in Tarangire National Park?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Superb Starling sighting in Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 1,794 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April–June and November–February (about 90%).
Can you see a Nile Monitor in Tarangire National Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Nile Monitor sighting in Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June (about 70%).
Is Tarangire National Park good for wildlife watching?
4.8 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Tarangire National Park rates 4.8/5: 20th of 316 parks worldwide and 13th in Africa. 69 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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