Mottled Spinetail

Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ruaha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
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
10–20%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Spinetail in Ruaha National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Mottled Spinetail sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mottled Spinetail in Ruaha National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Spinetail in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.

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