Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
GenusNecrosyrtes
SpeciesNecrosyrtes monachus (Hooded Vulture)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Selous Game Reserve

1 Verified records at Selous Game Reserve

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes, which is sister to the larger Gyps genus, both of which are a part of the Aegypiinae subfamily of Old World vultures. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it has a widespread distribution with populations in southern, East and West Africa. It is a scruffy-looking, small vulture with dark brown plumage, a long thin bill, bare crown, face and fore-neck, and a downy nape and hind-neck. Its face is usually a light red colour. It typically scavenges on carcasses of wildlife and domestic animals. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

Haliaeetus vocifer

30–40% · Possible

Polyboroides typus

10–20% · With luck

Gypohierax angolensis

10–20% · With luck

Terathopius ecaudatus

Circaetus pectoralis

Gyps africanus

Micronisus gabar

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Torgos tracheliotos

Pernis apivorus

Aquila spilogaster

Polemaetus bellicosus

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Hooded Vulture at Selous Game Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
2	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
3	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
4	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	20–30%
5	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
6	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
7	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
8	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
10	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
11	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	10–20%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
13	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
14	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
15	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
16	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
17	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
19	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
20	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5–10%
21	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
22	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	5–10%
23	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
24	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
26	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
30	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
32	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
33	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
34	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
35	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
36	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
37	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
38	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
39	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
40	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
41	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
42	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Hooded Vulture

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

African Fish-Eagle

African Harrier-Hawk

Palmnut Vulture

Bateleur

Black-breasted Snake Eagle

White-backed Vulture

Gabar Goshawk

Wahlberg's Eagle

Lappet-faced Vulture

European Honey-buzzard

African Hawk-Eagle

Martial Eagle

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found