Lappet-faced Vulture

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

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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	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	50–60%
2	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
3	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
4	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
6	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
7	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	10–20%
9	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
10	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
14	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
15	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
16	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
17	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
18	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
20	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
21	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
22	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	5–10%
23	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
24	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5–10%
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
26	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
27	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5–10%
28	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
29	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
30	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
31	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
33	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
34	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
35	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
36	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
37	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
38	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
39	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
40	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
41	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
42	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
43	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data