Spotted Eagle-Owl

Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
10 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
14 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
23 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
25 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
26 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
30 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
31 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
32 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
34 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
35 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
36 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
37 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
38 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
39 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Eagle-Owl in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Spotted Eagle-Owl sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spotted Eagle-Owl in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Eagle-Owl in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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