Mottled Spinetail

Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

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

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
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 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 Tarangire National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Mottled Spinetail sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 204 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

March has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Spinetail in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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