African Finfoot
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African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park
164 Verified records at Niokolo-Koba National Park
April 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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a African Finfoot sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 164 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Black Crake

Black Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amaurornis flavirostra

10–20% · With luck
African Crake
LC

African Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crex egregia

Insufficient data
Black Crowned Crane
VU

Black Crowned Crane

Bird

Balearica pavonina

5–10% · With luck
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

Insufficient data
Western Swamphen
LC

Western Swamphen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio porphyrio

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
70–80
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 52% of wildlife watchers report a African Finfoot sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 164 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Finfoot in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for African Finfoot in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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