Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Bubo lacteus

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

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
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 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
7 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
17 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
0–10%
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
19 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
20 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
21 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
26 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
28 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
29 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
30 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
32 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
33 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
34 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
35 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
36 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
37 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
38 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Verreaux's Eagle-Owl in South Luangwa National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Verreaux's Eagle-Owl sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Verreaux's Eagle-Owl in South Luangwa National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Verreaux's Eagle-Owl in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.

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