African Barred Owlet
Glaucidium capense
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusGlaucidium (Pygmy-Owls and Typical Owlets)
- SpeciesGlaucidium capense (African Barred Owlet)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
Pel's Fishing-Owl
Scotopelia peli
African Wood-Owl
Strix woodfordii
African Scops-Owl
Otus senegalensis
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus
Southern White-faced Owl
Ptilopsis granti
Marsh Owl
Asio capensis
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Bubo lacteus
Common Barn-Owl
Tyto alba
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 12 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 13 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 15 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Barred Owlet in Kafue National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a African Barred Owlet sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 119 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Barred Owlet in Kafue National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Barred Owlet in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.