Pel's Fishing-Owl

Pel's Fishing-Owl

Scotopelia peli

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Liwonde National Park
26 Verified records at Liwonde National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pel's Fishing-Owl sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
5–10%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
13 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pel's Fishing-Owl in Liwonde National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Pel's Fishing-Owl sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pel's Fishing-Owl in Liwonde National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Pel's Fishing-Owl in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.

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