African Finfoot

African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
0–10
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
50–60%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
15 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Finfoot in Garden Route National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a African Finfoot sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Finfoot in Garden Route National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for African Finfoot in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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