Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusPtilostomus (Piapiacs)
- SpeciesPtilostomus afer (Piapiac)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
White-necked Raven
Corvus albicollis
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Piapiac in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 66% of visitor-days record a Piapiac sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 656 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Piapiac in Murchison Falls National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Piapiac in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.