White Bellied Duiker

White Bellied Duiker

Cephalophus leucogaster

Silhouette: Kai Caspar · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Chinko Conservation Area

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

17 Verified sightings at Chinko Conservation Area From 2019 to 2026
17 In 1 park
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White Bellied Duiker

The white-bellied duiker (Cephalophorus leucogaster) is a duiker found in central Africa. Little is known on the ecology of the species, and only some information on habitat and diet is available. The white-bellied duiker ranges in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon, while it is likely to have been extirpated in Uganda.

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chinko Conservation Area 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White Bellied Duiker in Chinko Conservation Area?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White Bellied Duiker sighting in Chinko Conservation Area on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 53 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White Bellied Duiker in Chinko Conservation Area?

February, April and November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White Bellied Duiker in Chinko Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Chinko Conservation Area's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a White Bellied Duiker?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Bellied Duiker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a White Bellied Duiker?

Only Chinko Conservation Area, in our data

Chinko Conservation Area is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White Bellied Duiker sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the White Bellied Duiker live in Chinko Conservation Area?

Same genus: Cephalophus

The closest relatives of the White Bellied Duiker that you can see in Chinko Conservation Area (genus Cephalophus, Forest Duikers) are Light-backed Duiker (about 60%), Weyns's Duiker (about 50%) and Red-Flanked Duiker (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White Bellied Duiker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White Bellied Duiker is recorded against all the mammals logged in Chinko Conservation Area (17 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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