African Finfoot

African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kafue National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Kafue National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a African Finfoot sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 125 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for African Finfoot in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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