African Barred Owlet

African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ruaha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
2 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
15 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Barred Owlet in Ruaha National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a African Barred Owlet sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Barred Owlet in Ruaha National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for African Barred Owlet in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.

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