Sooty Falcon

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland 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	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	0–10%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
5	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
6	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
7	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
8	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
9	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
10	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
11	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
13	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
14	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Falcon in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Sooty Falcon sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sooty Falcon in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Falcon in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.