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Ruaha National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-necked Francolin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 9 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 14 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Ruaha National Park
In Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Francolin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tarangire National Park and more
After Ruaha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-necked Francolin are in Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 70%), Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 70%) and Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–April, June–July and September–December in Ruaha National Park (about 80%), March in Tarangire National Park (about 90%) and February–May, July and December in Akagera National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-necked Francolin on a given day. Each park's Red-necked Francolin page has the full month-by-month chart.
