Pel's Fishing-Owl

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National 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	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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Pel's Fishing-Owl sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

March has the highest sighting rate for Pel's Fishing-Owl in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.