Palmnut Vulture

Palmnut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
30–40%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
10 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
24 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
27 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
28 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
29 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
30 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Palmnut Vulture in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Palmnut Vulture sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 114 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Palmnut Vulture in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Palmnut Vulture in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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