Shelley's Francolin

Shelley's Francolin

Scleroptila shelleyi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ruaha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
5 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
16 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Shelley's Francolin in Ruaha National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Shelley's Francolin sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Shelley's Francolin in Ruaha National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Shelley's Francolin in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.

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