White-backed 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	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 Kruger National Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a White-backed Vulture sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 3902 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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