Palmnut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
GenusGypohierax (Palm-nut Vultures)
SpeciesGypohierax angolensis (Palmnut Vulture)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park

2 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) or vulturine fish eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae (which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers, vultures, and eagles). It is the only member of the genus Gypohierax. This bird is an Old World vulture (only distantly related to the New World vultures, which are in a separate family, the Cathartidae). It breeds in forest and savannah across sub-Saharan Africa, usually near water, its range coinciding with that of the oil and Raffia palms. It is quite approachable, like many African vultures, and can be seen near habitation, even on large hotel lawns in the tourist areas of countries such as the Gambia. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Buteo rufofuscus

Elanus caeruleus

Melierax canorus

Buteo buteo

Milvus migrans

Haliaeetus vocifer

Hieraaetus pennatus

Circaetus cinereus

Polyboroides typus

Circus maurus

Aquila spilogaster

Lophaetus occipitalis

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Palmnut Vulture at Addo Elephant National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	70–80%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
4	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	30–40%
5	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	30–40%
6	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	20–30%
7	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	20–30%
9	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
10	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
11	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
12	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	10–20%
13	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
14	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
15	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
17	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5–10%
18	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
21	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
22	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
23	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
27	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
28	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
29	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
30	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
31	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
32	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
33	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
34	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
35	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
36	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
37	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
38	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
39	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Palmnut Vulture

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Jackal Buzzard

Black-winged Kite

Pale Chanting Goshawk

Common Buzzard

Black Kite

African Fish-Eagle

Booted Eagle

Brown Snake Eagle

African Harrier-Hawk

Black Harrier

African Hawk-Eagle

Long-crested Eagle

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found