Eastern Gorilla

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park

Blue Monkey
LC

Blue Monkey

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cercopithecus mitis

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
80–90
Feb
70–80
Mar
50–60
Apr
80–90
May
90–100
Jun
70–80
Jul
90–100
Aug
60–70
Sep
40–50
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
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 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
80–90%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Gorilla in Volcanoes National Park?

About 82% of visitor-days record a Eastern Gorilla sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 67 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Gorilla in Volcanoes National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Gorilla in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.

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