Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusNecrosyrtes
- SpeciesNecrosyrtes monachus (Hooded Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
📅 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 Hooded Vulture in Lake Mburo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Hooded Vulture sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hooded Vulture in Lake Mburo National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Vulture in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.