African Scops-Owl

Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Scops-Owl in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 11% of visitor-days record a African Scops-Owl sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 141 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Scops-Owl in Moremi Game Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for African Scops-Owl in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.