Yellow-winged Bat

Yellow-winged Bat

Lavia frons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve
9 Verified records at Masai Mara National Reserve
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The yellow-winged bat (Lavia frons) is one of five species of false vampire bat (family Megadermatidae) from Africa and is the only known species of its genus, Lavia. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-winged Bat sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
10 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-winged Bat in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-winged Bat sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-winged Bat in Masai Mara National Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-winged Bat in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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