Gypohierax (Palm-nut Vultures)

Genus

Palm-nut Vultures

Gypohierax

1 species in our catalog · found in 38 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Palmnut Vulture
LC

Palmnut Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gypohierax angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Palm-nut Vultures

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~70%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~50%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~40%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~40%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
~30%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~30%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~20%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
9 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
10 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~10%
11 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
~10%
12 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
13 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~10%
14 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
15 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
16 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
~10%
17 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
18 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
19 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
20 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
21 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
22 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
23 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
24 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
25 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
26 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
27 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
28 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
29 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
30 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
31 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
32 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
33 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
34 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
35 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
36 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
37 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
38 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%