African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyHeliornithidae (Finfoots)
- GenusPodica
- SpeciesPodica senegalensis (African Finfoot)
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of African Finfoot at Pilanesberg National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |