Lappet-faced Vulture

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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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	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
2	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
7	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
8	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
9	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
10	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
12	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
13	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
14	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
15	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
16	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
18	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
19	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
20	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
22	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
23	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
24	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
25	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
26	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
27	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
28	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
29	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
30	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
31	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
32	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
33	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lappet-faced Vulture in Kruger National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Lappet-faced Vulture sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 1024 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lappet-faced Vulture in Kruger National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Lappet-faced Vulture in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.