African Pygmy Falcon

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

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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	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
5	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
10	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
11	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
14	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Pygmy Falcon in Ruaha National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a African Pygmy Falcon sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Pygmy Falcon in Ruaha National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for African Pygmy Falcon in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.