Yellow Baboon

Yellow Baboon

Papio cynocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ruaha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
70–80
Jul
10–20
Aug
40–50
Sep
60–70
Oct
10–20
Nov
60–70
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 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Baboon in Ruaha National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Yellow Baboon sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow Baboon in Ruaha National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Baboon in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.

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