Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGypohierax (Palm-nut Vultures)
- SpeciesGypohierax angolensis (Palmnut Vulture)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
📅 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Palmnut Vulture sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Palmnut Vulture in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
March has the highest sighting rate for Palmnut Vulture in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.