Cape Griffon

Cape Griffon

Gyps coprotheres

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Griffon in Kruger National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Cape Griffon sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 325 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Griffon in Kruger National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Cape Griffon in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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