African Wood-Owl

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

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	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	20–30%
2	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
3	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
5	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
6	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
8	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
9	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
10	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
15	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
16	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
18	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
21	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
23	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
24	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
28	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
29	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
30	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Wood-Owl in Bale Mountains National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a African Wood-Owl sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Wood-Owl in Bale Mountains National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for African Wood-Owl in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.