Where to see
Lagonosticta senegala
Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 25 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-billed Firefinch during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 15 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 18 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 19 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 22 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 23 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 24 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 25 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Firefinch sighting on a given day, the highest of the 25 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Nairobi National Park and more
After Niokolo-Koba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-billed Firefinch are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 50%), Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 50%) and Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and September in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 80%), August in Nairobi National Park (about 70%) and March–April and July in Akagera National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-billed Firefinch on a given day. Each park's Red-billed Firefinch page has the full month-by-month chart.
