Best Hotspots to See the Fiery-necked Nightjar

Where can you see the Fiery-necked Nightjar?

Some of the best places to see the Fiery-necked Nightjar in the wild include Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda), Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda) and Mabamba Swamp (Uganda) — among 34 wildlife hotspots across South Africa, Uganda, Namibia, Botswana and Kenya. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.

National Park

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…

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Agulhas National Park

Cape Agulhas Local Municipality, South Africa

+224 birds+13 mammals

Where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet at Africa's southernmost tip, Agulhas National Park stretches across 892 square kilometres of windswept coastal landscape and rugged limestone…

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Nature Reserve

Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve

Kilifi, Kenya

+383 birds+29 mammals

Coastal forest rises from the Indian Ocean plains of Kilifi County, where sandy soils and seasonal rainfall have sculpted a woodland ecosystem unlike anywhere else on…

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Bwabwata National Park

Namibia

+377 birds+35 mammals

Where the Kavango River winds through northeastern Namibia, vast floodplains and dense riparian woodland create one of southern Africa's most ecologically dynamic protected landscapes. Spanning 14,249…

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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Kanyashogi, Uganda

+603 birds+26 mammals

Steep ridges cloaked in montane forest rise from Uganda's southwestern borderlands, where the landscape grows so dense and tangled that early explorers named it impenetrable. At…

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Camdeboo National Park

Camdeboo Local Municipality, South Africa

+272 birds+24 mammals

Granite ridges and weathered sandstone cliffs rise across a semi-arid landscape where the Karoo transitions into the eastern escarpment of South Africa, creating Camdeboo National Park's…

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Chobe 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…

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Garden Route National Park

George, South Africa

+353 birds+54 mammals

Sweeping across the Western Cape's coastal and mountainous terrain, this sprawling national park encompasses over five thousand square kilometers of extraordinarily diverse landscape—from coastal limestone cliffs…

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Ithala 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…

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Khaudum National Park

Namibia

+221 birds+13 mammals

Where the Kavango River flows through northeastern Namibia, vast miombo woodlands and riverine forests create one of southern Africa's most remote and biodiverse wilderness corridors. Khaudum…

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National Park

Khaudum National Park

Botswana

+213 birds+13 mammals

Where the Okavango's northern tributaries meander through miombo woodland and riverine forest, Khaudum National Park unfolds across a landscape of profound ecological richness and isolation. This…

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Kidepo 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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Kruger National Park

Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, South Africa

+540 birds+91 mammals

Across the low-lying savanna of northeastern South Africa unfolds one of Africa's largest and most ecologically intact protected areas, where acacia woodlands merge into mopane scrub…

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Lake Mburo National Park

Uganda

+505 birds+24 mammals

Rolling acacia woodland and scattered lakes define this intimate savanna preserve in southwestern Uganda, where the rift valley's geological drama shapes every water source and grassland.…

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Nature Reserve

Mabamba Swamp

Memere, Uganda

+464 birds+2 mammals

Across the Central Region of Uganda spreads one of Africa's most biodiverse freshwater wetlands, a sprawling nature reserve of roughly 283 square kilometres where papyrus swamps…

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Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Gucta, Botswana

+272 birds+27 mammals

Where salt-crusted flatlands stretch endlessly toward a shimmering horizon, one of Africa's most extraordinary ecosystems awakens with the rains. The Makgadikgadi Pans comprise vast mineral-rich basins…

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Mapungubwe National Park

Musina Local Municipality, South Africa

+358 birds+29 mammals

Where the Limpopo River cuts through sandstone ridges at the convergence of South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, Mapungubwe National Park preserves a landscape of profound ecological…

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Marakele National Park

Modimolle Local Municipality, South Africa

+341 birds+36 mammals

Granite ridges and sprawling grasslands dominate this 1,176-square-kilometre reserve in Limpopo's heartland, where bushveld transitions between rocky outcrops and open savanna. The park's rugged topography creates…

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Mokala National Park

Siyancuma Local Municipality, South Africa

+246 birds+35 mammals

Across the semi-arid savanna of the Northern Cape, where red earth meets sparse acacia woodland and open grassland punctuated by rocky outcrops, lies a landscape shaped…

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Mountain Zebra National Park

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, South Africa

+265 birds+35 mammals

Across the windswept plateaus and deeply incised valleys of the Eastern Cape's interior, Mountain Zebra National Park unfolds as a landscape of geological drama and ecological…

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Murchison Falls National Park

Uganda

+608 birds+33 mammals

Where the Victoria Nile compresses through a narrow gorge and explodes across a 45-meter precipice, the landscape speaks in thunder. Murchison Falls National Park sprawls across…

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Namib-Naukluft National Park

Namibia

+217 birds+33 mammals

Across nearly 94,000 square kilometers of southwestern Namibia, a landscape of extremes unfolds where towering sand dunes meet rugged mountain ranges, and ancient riverbeds carve through…

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Nkasa Rupara National Park

Namibia

+283 birds+17 mammals

Where the Zambezi's floodplains spill across the border between Namibia and Botswana, Nkasa Rupara National Park unfolds across 518 square kilometers of wetland and woodland mosaic.…

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Nxai Pan National Park

Botswana

+226 birds+16 mammals

Across the northwestern reaches of Botswana stretches a landscape of profound seasonal transformation—a sprawling pan system where shallow depressions fill and empty with the rains, creating…

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Pilanesberg National Park

Moses Kotane Local Municipality, South Africa

+364 birds+49 mammals

Granite peaks and volcanic ridges rise unexpectedly from the savanna floor across this 734-square-kilometre expanse in the North West province, creating a landscape of profound ecological…

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Queen Elizabeth National Park

Uganda

+672 birds+30 mammals

Across the southwestern escarpment of Uganda, where the Western Rift Valley descends through ancient volcanic terrain, Queen Elizabeth National Park sprawls across more than 8,300 square…

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Sperrgebiet National Park

Barcelona, Namibia

+181 birds+18 mammals

Where the Namib's ancient gravel plains meet the Atlantic coast, one of Africa's most remote and geologically austere landscapes unfolds across more than 56,000 square kilometres.…

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Tankwa-Karoo National Park

Hantam Local Municipality, South Africa

+201 birds+20 mammals

Across the semi-arid heartland of the Northern Cape, where winter rains carve ephemeral watercourses through endless ochre plains, Tankwa-Karoo National Park sprawls across more than 3,100…

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Toro-Semliki Proposed National Park

Uganda

+474 birds+5 mammals

Where the Albertine Rift's western escarpment rises above the Semliki River valley, a vast mosaic of forest, savanna and wetland converges to create one of East…

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Tsavo East National Park

Athi ward, Kenya

+468 birds+50 mammals

Across the semi-arid lowlands of southeastern Kenya, where acacia woodland fragments into scrubland and the landscape rolls toward the Indian Ocean horizon, lies one of Africa's…

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Virunga National Park

Uganda

+418 birds+13 mammals

Where the Western Rift Valley fractures the landscape of North Kivu, Virunga National Park sprawls across terrain as geologically dramatic as it is ecologically vital. Volcanic…

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Watamu Marine National Park

Dabaso ward, Kenya

+328 birds+12 mammals

Where mangrove channels meet coral gardens and sandy shallows blend into the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, Watamu Marine National Park unfolds across the Kilifi…

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Waterberg Plateau National Park

Okambukonde, Namibia

+198 birds+27 mammals

Where ancient sandstone cliffs rise 200 metres above the surrounding bushveld, a fortress of geology creates one of southern Africa's most compelling ecosystems. The plateau's steep…

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Wildlife Sanctuary

Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

Nakasongola, Uganda

+359 birds+11 mammals

Where papyrus wetlands merge into sprawling savanna, Uganda's central landscape opens into one of East Africa's most vital rhino recovery zones. Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch…

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