African Barred Owlet

African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Hwange National Park
23 Verified records at Hwange National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The African barred owlet (Glaucidium capense) is a species of small owl in the family Strigidae found in much of southern, central and eastern Africa. The taxon may be four species rather than a single species. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a African Barred Owlet sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
12 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
16 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
18 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Barred Owlet in Hwange National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a African Barred Owlet sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Barred Owlet in Hwange National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for African Barred Owlet in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.

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