Greater Kestrel

Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
10	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
14	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
17	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Kestrel in Amboseli National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Greater Kestrel sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Kestrel in Amboseli National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kestrel in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.