Where to see
Gyps africanus
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park leads · 32 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-backed Vulture during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 17 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 21 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 22 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 24 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 25 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
In Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a White-backed Vulture sighting on a given day, the highest of the 32 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Nairobi National Park and more
After Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White-backed Vulture are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 60%), Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 60%) and Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (about 80%), March–April, June, August and December in Nairobi National Park (about 70%) and November in Tarangire National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-backed Vulture on a given day. Each park's White-backed Vulture page has the full month-by-month chart.
