Palmnut Vulture

Where to see

Palmnut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Semuliki National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Palmnut Vulture during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
2 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~60%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~40%
6 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~30%
7 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~30%
8 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
9 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
10 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
11 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~20%
12 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Palmnut Vulture?

Semuliki National Park

In Semuliki National Park, Uganda, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Palmnut Vulture sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Palmnut Vulture?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are December in Semuliki National Park (about 90%) and March, July and December in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Palmnut Vulture on a given day. Each park's Palmnut Vulture page has the full month-by-month chart.