Where to see
Pternistis swainsonii
Gonarezhou National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Swainson's Francolin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Gonarezhou National Park
In Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Swainson's Francolin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hwange National Park and more
After Gonarezhou National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Swainson's Francolin are in Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%), Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 40%) and Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and September in Gonarezhou National Park (about 60%), January, April and June in Hwange National Park (about 60%) and April and December–February in Kruger National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Swainson's Francolin on a given day. Each park's Swainson's Francolin page has the full month-by-month chart.
