White-backed Vulture

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kafue National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
30–40
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
9 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
14 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
16 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
17 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
18 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
19 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
20 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
21 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
22 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
23 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
24 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
25 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
26 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
27 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
28 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
29 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
30 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
31 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
34 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
35 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
36 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
37 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
38 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
39 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-backed Vulture in Kafue National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a White-backed Vulture sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 269 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-backed Vulture in Kafue National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for White-backed Vulture in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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