Swainson's Francolin

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

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	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
3	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	30–40%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
5	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
6	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
8	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
10	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
12	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swainson's Francolin in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Swainson's Francolin sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Swainson's Francolin in Waterberg Plateau Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Swainson's Francolin in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.