Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGypohierax (Palm-nut Vultures)
- SpeciesGypohierax angolensis (Palmnut Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Palmnut Vulture in Lake Manyara National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Palmnut Vulture sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Palmnut Vulture in Lake Manyara National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Palmnut Vulture in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.