White-headed Vulture

White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · Rare
overall probability at Serengeti National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
4 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
13 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
14 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
15 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
16 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
19 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
25 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
26 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
27 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Vulture in Serengeti National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a White-headed Vulture sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 442 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-headed Vulture in Serengeti National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Vulture in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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