Leopard

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kafue National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
50–60
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
70–80
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
5 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
12 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
14 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
15 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
18 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
20 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
21 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
22 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
23 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
24 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
25 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
26 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
27 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
28 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
29 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
30 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
31 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
32 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
33 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
34 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
35 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
37 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
38 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
39 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
40 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
41 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
42 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
43 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
44 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
45 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
46 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Leopard in Kafue National Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Leopard sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Leopard in Kafue National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Leopard in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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