Where can you see the Black Crake?
Some of the best places to see the Black Crake in the wild include Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda), Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) and Mabamba Swamp (Uganda) — among 26 wildlife hotspots across 6 countries, including South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Addo Elephant National Park
Sundays River Valley Local Municipality, South Africa
+388 birds+55 mammals
Where the Eastern Cape's semi-arid scrublands meet transitional woodland, Addo sprawls across 13,478 square kilometres of one of southern Africa's most biodiverse landscapes. The terrain rises…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAmboseli National Park
Etonet/Lenkism ward, Kenya
+501 birds+43 mammals
Where the Amboseli basin opens toward the Tanzanian frontier, a shallow alkaline lake mirrors vast skies across one of East Africa's most iconic savanna landscapes. The…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKArusha National Park
Tanzania
+555 birds+16 mammals
Where the slopes of Mount Mawenzi rise above the Arusha region, a compact yet ecologically rich national park unfolds across montane forest, moorland, and alpine zones.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAugrabies Falls National Park
Kai !Garib Local Municipality, South Africa
+176 birds+20 mammals
Where the Orange River cuts a dramatic scar through the Northern Cape's arid interior, Augrabies Falls National Park sprawls across nearly 1,200 square kilometers of raw,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBontebok National Park
Swellendam Local Municipality, South Africa
+204 birds+11 mammals
Where the Cape Fold Mountains give way to coastal lowlands, a landscape of rolling sandstone hills and fynbos heathland creates one of South Africa's most compact…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChobe National Park
Botswana
+446 birds+45 mammals
Where the Chobe River cuts a sinuous path through northern Botswana, the landscape transforms into one of Africa's most dynamic wetland-savanna mosaics. This national park encompasses…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDorob National Park
Henties Bay, Namibia
+230 birds+13 mammals
Where the Skeleton Coast meets the Namib Desert's inland reaches, Dorob National Park sprawls across 34,021 square kilometres of one of southern Africa's most austere and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIthala Game Reserve
uPhongolo Local Municipality, South Africa
+328 birds+26 mammals
Rolling thornbush savanna and acacia woodland dominate the landscape of this 494-square-kilometre national park in KwaZulu-Natal's uPhongolo Local Municipality, where granite outcrops punctuate grassland plateaus and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKidepo Valley National Park
Uganda
+478 birds+24 mammals
Where the Narus and Kidepo rivers carve through northeastern Uganda's semi-arid lowlands, a landscape of sparse acacia woodland, grassland, and riverine thickets creates one of East…
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