African Barred Owlet

African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kafue National Park
119 Verified records at Kafue National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The African barred owlet (Glaucidium capense) is a species of small owl in the family Strigidae found in much of southern, central and eastern Africa. The taxon may be four species rather than a single species. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a African Barred Owlet sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 119 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
12 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
16 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
18 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Barred Owlet in Kafue National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a African Barred Owlet sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 119 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Barred Owlet in Kafue National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for African Barred Owlet in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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