Where to see
Necrosyrtes monachus
Mole National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Hooded Vulture during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Saloum Delta National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Mole National Park
In Mole National Park, Ghana, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Vulture sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hwange National Park and more
After Mole National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Hooded Vulture are in Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%), Saloum Delta National Park (Senegal, about 30%) and Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and February in Mole National Park (about 70%) and November in Hwange National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Hooded Vulture on a given day. Each park's Hooded Vulture page has the full month-by-month chart.
