Red-necked Francolin

Red-necked Francolin

Pternistis afer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Gorongosa National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
10 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
16 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
18 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
19 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
21 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
22 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
23 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
26 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-necked Francolin in Gorongosa National Park?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Red-necked Francolin sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 80 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-necked Francolin in Gorongosa National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Red-necked Francolin in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.

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