Where to see
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Kidepo Valley National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Lappet-faced Vulture during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Kidepo Valley National Park
In Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Lappet-faced Vulture sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Serengeti National Park and more
After Kidepo Valley National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Lappet-faced Vulture are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 50%), Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 30%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 90%), April in Serengeti National Park (about 60%) and August in Masai Mara National Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Lappet-faced Vulture on a given day. Each park's Lappet-faced Vulture page has the full month-by-month chart.
