Yellow-winged Bat
Lavia frons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderChiroptera (Ratpenats)
- FamilyMegadermatidae (False Vampire Bats)
- GenusLavia
- SpeciesLavia frons (Yellow-winged Bat)
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-winged Bat in Lake Mburo National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Yellow-winged Bat sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-winged Bat in Lake Mburo National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-winged Bat in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.