African Stonechat

African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
20–30
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
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 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
12 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
13 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
10–20%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
15 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
17 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
20 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
21 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
23 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
24 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
25 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
28 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
30 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
33 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
34 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Stonechat in Nyungwe National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a African Stonechat sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 579 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Stonechat in Nyungwe National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for African Stonechat in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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