Hooded Vulture

Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Gorongosa National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
9 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
15 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
18 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
19 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
0–10%
20 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
28 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
29 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
30 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
31 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
33 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Vulture in Gorongosa National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Hooded Vulture sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hooded Vulture in Gorongosa National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Vulture in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.

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