Plain Martin

Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
9 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
0–10%
10 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
0–10%
11 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
15 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
16 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
21 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
22 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
25 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
29 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
30 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
32 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
33 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
34 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
35 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
37 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
38 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
39 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain Martin in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 19% of visitor-days record a Plain Martin sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 550 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plain Martin in Masai Mara National Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Plain Martin in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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