Palmnut Vulture

Palmnut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
30–40%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
10 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
24 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
27 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
28 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
29 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
30 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Palmnut Vulture in Volcanoes National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Palmnut Vulture sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Palmnut Vulture in Volcanoes National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Palmnut Vulture in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.

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