Southern White-faced Owl

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier 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	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
3	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
4	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
5	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
9	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
10	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
11	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
13	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
14	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
15	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
16	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
17	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
18	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
20	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
21	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
22	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern White-faced Owl in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Southern White-faced Owl sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern White-faced Owl in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Southern White-faced Owl in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.