Swainson's Francolin

Swainson's Francolin

Pternistis swainsonii

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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
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 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
10 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
12 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swainson's Francolin in Etosha National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Francolin sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Swainson's Francolin in Etosha National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Francolin in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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