African Pygmy Falcon

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

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	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
5	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
10	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
11	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
14	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Pygmy Falcon in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a African Pygmy Falcon sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 112 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Pygmy Falcon in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for African Pygmy Falcon in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.