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Piapiac

Ptilostomus afer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park
656 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) is an African bird in the crow family, and is the only member of the genus Ptilostomus. It is most closely related to the Central Asian ground jays. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Piapiac sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 656 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

5–10% · With luck
White-necked Raven
LC

White-necked Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albicollis

Insufficient data
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

50–60% · Likely
Silverbird
LC

Silverbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidornis semipartitus

40–50% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely
Orange Bishop
LC

Orange Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes franciscanus

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Morning-Thrush
LC

Spotted Morning-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cichladusa guttata

30–40% · Possible
Speckle-fronted Weaver
LC

Speckle-fronted Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporopipes frontalis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
30–40%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
6 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 66% of wildlife watchers report a Piapiac sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 656 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Piapiac in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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