African Darter
Anhinga rufa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderSuliformes
- FamilyAnhingidae (Darters)
- GenusAnhinga (Darters)
- SpeciesAnhinga rufa (African Darter)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Darter in Nairobi National Park?
About 62% of visitor-days record a African Darter sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 788 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Darter in Nairobi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Darter in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.