Ovampo Sparrowhawk

Ovampo Sparrowhawk

Accipiter ovampensis

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

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ovampo Sparrowhawk sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
5 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
15 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
19 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
20 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
21 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
23 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
25 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
26 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
27 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
28 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
29 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
31 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
33 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
34 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ovampo Sparrowhawk in Mana Pools National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Ovampo Sparrowhawk sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ovampo Sparrowhawk in Mana Pools National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Ovampo Sparrowhawk in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.

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