African Wood-Owl

Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park

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	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	20–30%
2	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
3	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
6	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
8	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	5–10%
9	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
10	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
12	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
13	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
15	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	<5%
17	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
20	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
22	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
23	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
24	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
25	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	Insufficient data
27	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
28	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
29	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
30	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
31	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
32	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
33	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
34	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
35	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
36	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
37	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
38	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Wood-Owl in Gonarezhou National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a African Wood-Owl sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Wood-Owl in Gonarezhou National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for African Wood-Owl in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.