Yellow Baboon

Yellow Baboon

Papio cynocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Amboseli National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Baboon in Amboseli National Park?

About 55% of visitor-days record a Yellow Baboon sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 87 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow Baboon in Amboseli National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Baboon in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.

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