Greater Kestrel

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	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
10	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
14	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
17	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Kestrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Greater Kestrel sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 146 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Kestrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kestrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.