Eastern Gorilla
Gorilla beringei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyHominidae (Great Apes)
- GenusGorilla (Gorillas)
- SpeciesGorilla beringei (Eastern Gorilla)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
L'Hoest's Guenon
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Mantled Guereza
Colobus guereza
Blue Monkey
Cercopithecus mitis
Red-tailed Monkey
Cercopithecus ascanius
Olive Baboon
Papio anubis
Spectacled Lesser Galago
Galago matschiei
Demidoff's Dwarf Galago
Galagoides demidoff
East African Potto
Perodicticus ibeanus
Tantalus Monkey
Chlorocebus tantalus
Thomas's Dwarf Galago
Galagoides thomasi
📅 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 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 75% of visitor-days record a Eastern Gorilla sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 131 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.