African Finfoot

African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
70–80
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 52% of visitor-days record a African Finfoot sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 164 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Finfoot in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for African Finfoot in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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