Crested Francolin

Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Aberdare National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
8 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
17 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
18 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
19 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
20 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
21 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
22 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
23 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
24 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
25 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
26 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
27 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
28 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
33 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
34 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
35 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
36 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Francolin in Aberdare National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Crested Francolin sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Francolin in Aberdare National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Crested Francolin in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.

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