Heliornithidae (Finfoots)

Family

Finfoots

Heliornithidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 40 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

African Finfoot
LC

African Finfoot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podica senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Sungrebe
LC

Sungrebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliornis fulica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Finfoots

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~50%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~20%
4 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~20%
5 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~20%
6 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
7 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
9 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
10 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~10%
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
12 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
14 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
15 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
16 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
18 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
19 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
20 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
21 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
22 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
<5%
23 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
24 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
25 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
26 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
27 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
28 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
30 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
31 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
32 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
33 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
34 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
<5%
35 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
36 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
37 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
38 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
39 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
40 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%