Red-billed Francolin

Where to see

Red-billed Francolin

Pternistis adspersus

Waterberg Plateau Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
>90%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~70%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
4 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~50%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Red-billed Francolin?

Waterberg Plateau Park

In Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia, over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Francolin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Red-billed Francolin?

Moremi Game Reserve and more

After Waterberg Plateau Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-billed Francolin are in Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 70%), Chobe National Park (Botswana, about 50%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 50%).

When is the best time to see a Red-billed Francolin?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May and August–December in Waterberg Plateau Park (over 90%), December in Moremi Game Reserve (about 80%) and December in Chobe National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-billed Francolin on a given day. Each park's Red-billed Francolin page has the full month-by-month chart.