Crested Francolin

Where to see

Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Kidepo Valley National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Crested Francolin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
5 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
9 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
10 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
12 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
15 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
17 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
18 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
19 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~20%
21 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
22 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
23 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Crested Francolin?

Kidepo Valley National Park

In Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Francolin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 23 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Crested Francolin?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 90%), April in Meru National Park (about 80%) and March–May and November in Tarangire National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Crested Francolin on a given day. Each park's Crested Francolin page has the full month-by-month chart.