African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyHeliornithidae (Finfoots)
- GenusPodica
- SpeciesPodica senegalensis (African Finfoot)
The African finfoot or Peter's finfoot (Podica senegalensis) is an aquatic bird from the family Heliornithidae (the finfoots and sungrebe). The species lives in the rivers and lakes of western, central, and southern Africa. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a African Finfoot sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
African Crake
Crex egregia
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 11 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Finfoot in Virunga National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a African Finfoot sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see African Finfoot in Virunga National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Finfoot in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.