Lesser Kestrel

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
509 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Kestrel sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 509 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
2 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
12 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
18 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
22 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
23 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
24 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
26 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
27 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
28 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
29 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
30 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
31 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
32 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
34 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
35 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
36 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
37 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
38 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
39 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
40 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
41 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
42 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
43 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
44 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
45 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
46 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Kestrel in Serengeti National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Kestrel sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 509 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Kestrel in Serengeti National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Kestrel in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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