Where can you see the Buff-crested Bustard?
Some of the best places to see the Buff-crested Bustard in the wild include Amboseli National Park (Kenya), Arusha National Park (Tanzania) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) — among 13 wildlife hotspots across Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Amboseli 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 PARKAwash National Park
Didiga, Ethiopia
+473 birds+23 mammals
Where the Ethiopian Rift Valley carves through volcanic plateaus, a ribbon of riverine forest winds through acacia scrubland and grassland, creating a mosaic of habitats that…
VIEW NATURAL 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…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMeru National Park
Igembe Central, Kenya
+408 birds+38 mammals
Granite outcrops and acacia woodland rise across the northern reaches of Meru, where semi-arid savanna transitions into drier scrubland under the fierce equatorial sun. The park's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNgorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania
+626 birds+55 mammals
Volcanic calderas and open grassland dominate this high plateau in northern Tanzania, where the landscape rises above 2,000 metres and ancient geological forces have shaped both…
VIEW WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAOmo National Park
Ethiopia
+61 birds+4 mammals
Where the Omo River carves through southwestern Ethiopia, a landscape of riverine woodland, acacia savanna, and scattered grassland unfolds across one of East Africa's most remote…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSamburu National Reserve
Samburu, Kenya
+430 birds+42 mammals
Across the arid plains of northern Kenya, where scattered acacia woodland gives way to rocky outcrops and dry riverbeds, Samburu National Park unfolds as one of…
VIEW NATURE RESERVESibiloi National Park
Kenya
+118 birds
Where the northern deserts of Kenya meet the volcanic Chalbi Plain, Sibiloi National Park sprawls across a landscape shaped by millennia of tectonic upheaval and semi-arid…
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