Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGypohierax (Palm-nut Vultures)
- SpeciesGypohierax angolensis (Palmnut Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
📅 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Palmnut Vulture sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 403 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Palmnut Vulture in Murchison Falls National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Palmnut Vulture in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.