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Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Silhouette: Margot Michaud · PhyloPic
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassMammalia (Mammals)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
- GenusPapio (Baboons)
- SpeciesPapio anubis (Olive Baboon)
In 3 days >90%
93 Verified sightings at Akagera National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,118 In all 23 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted
About the Olive Baboon
The olive baboon (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys. The species is the most wide-ranging of all baboons, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa, extending from Mali eastward to Ethiopia and Tanzania. Isolated populations are also present in some mountainous regions of the Sahara. It inhabits savannahs, steppes, and forests. The common name is derived from its coat colour, which is a shade of green-grey at a distance. A variety of communications, vocal and non-vocal, facilitate a complex social structure.
The olive baboon is named for its coat, which, at a distance, is a shade of green-grey. At closer range, its coat is multicoloured, due to rings of yellow-brown and black on the hairs. The hair on the baboon's face is coarser and ranges from dark grey to black. This coloration is shared by both sexes, although males have a mane of longer hair that tapers down to ordinary length along the back.
Besides the mane, the male olive baboon differs from the female in terms of weight, body and canine tooth size; males are, on average, 70 cm (28 in) tall while standing and females measure 60... Wikipedia →
Sounds
Recording0:17
Tanzania · 2018
© Bernard BOUSQUET · XC1059040 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Call0:42
Ghana · 2021
© Daan Drukker · XC959766 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Recording0:45
Kenya · 2022
© Maksymilian Wojtkiewicz · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
Recent sightings of Olive Baboon in Akagera National Park
LIVEiNaturalistGlobal Distribution
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 7 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 22 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 23 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Zoos & Centres Where Found
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Before you go
What are the chances of seeing an Olive Baboon in Akagera National Park?
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Baboon sighting in Akagera National Park on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 20 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Olive Baboon in Akagera National Park?
May, July and October
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Olive Baboon in Akagera National Park on a given day, against about 60% in November, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see an Olive Baboon?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive Baboon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Akagera National Park the best place to see an Olive Baboon?
Yes
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Olive Baboon sightings, Akagera National Park has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 80%) and Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 80%). All parks ranked.
Where does the Olive Baboon sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive Baboon is recorded against all the mammals logged in Akagera National Park (93 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
