African Finfoot
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African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park
28 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Murchison Falls National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Grey Crowned Crane
EN

Grey Crowned Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Balearica regulorum

20–30% · Possible
Black Crake

Black Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amaurornis flavirostra

20–30% · Possible
Allen's Gallinule
LC

Allen's Gallinule

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio alleni

<5% · Rare
Lesser Moorhen

Lesser Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula angulata

<5% · Rare
Western Swamphen
LC

Western Swamphen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio porphyrio

<5% · Rare
African Crake
LC

African Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crex egregia

<5% · Rare
Black Crowned Crane
VU

Black Crowned Crane

Bird

Balearica pavonina

Insufficient data
Red-knobbed Coot
LC

Red-knobbed Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica cristata

Insufficient data
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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
50–60%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
10 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
14 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
19 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
20 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Finfoot in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a African Finfoot sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Finfoot in Murchison Falls National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for African Finfoot in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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