White-headed Vulture

White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Amboseli National Park
8 Verified records at Amboseli National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. Populations have been declining steeply in recent years due to habitat degradation and poisoning of vultures at carcasses. An extinct relative was also present in the Indonesian island of Flores during the Late Pleistocene, indicating that the genus was more widespread in the past. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Vulture sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
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 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 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
12 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
16 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
17 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
18 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
22 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
25 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
26 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
27 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
30 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
31 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
32 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
33 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
34 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
35 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Vulture sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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