White-backed Vulture

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

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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	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
2	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	60–70%
3	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	50–60%
5	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
8	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
11	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
12	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
13	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
14	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
16	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
17	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	30–40%
19	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
20	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
21	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
22	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
23	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
24	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
25	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	20–30%
26	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
28	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
29	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
30	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	10–20%
31	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
32	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
33	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
34	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
35	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5–10%
36	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
37	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5–10%
38	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
39	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	<5%
40	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
41	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
42	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
43	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
44	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
45	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
46	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
47	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
48	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
49	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-backed Vulture in Etosha National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a White-backed Vulture sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 405 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-backed Vulture in Etosha National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for White-backed Vulture in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.