Stone Partridge
Stone PartridgeStone Partridge

Stone Partridge

Ptilopachus petrosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park
80 Verified records at Niokolo-Koba National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The stone partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) is a bird of the New World quail family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia (a large part of its range is in the Sudanian Savanna). Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Stone Partridge sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 80 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

Double-spurred Francolin
LC

Double-spurred Francolin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pternistis bicalcaratus

50–60% · Likely
Helmeted Guineafowl
LC

Helmeted Guineafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numida meleagris

50–60% · Likely
Ahanta Francolin
LC

Ahanta Francolin

Bird

Pternistis ahantensis

Insufficient data
White-throated Francolin
LC

White-throated Francolin

Bird

Campocolinus albogularis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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
20–30%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Stone Partridge in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Stone Partridge sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 80 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Stone Partridge in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Stone Partridge in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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