African Hobby

Closest Relatives at Virunga National 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	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
2	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
3	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
5	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
6	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
7	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
8	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
9	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
12	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
13	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
15	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
16	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
18	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
19	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
20	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
22	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
23	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
24	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
25	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Hobby in Virunga National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a African Hobby sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Hobby in Virunga National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for African Hobby in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.