Chimpanzee

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

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	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	80–90%
2	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	50–60%
3	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
5	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chimpanzee in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Chimpanzee sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chimpanzee in Murchison Falls National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Chimpanzee in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.