African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyHeliornithidae (Finfoots)
- GenusPodica
- SpeciesPodica senegalensis (African Finfoot)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Finfoot in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a African Finfoot sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Finfoot in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Finfoot in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.