Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
30–40
Sep
0–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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
70–80%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
7 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
13 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
15 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
16 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
19 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
20 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
22 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
23 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
24 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
25 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Monkey in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Blue Monkey sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blue Monkey in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Blue Monkey in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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