Scleroptila afra
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The grey-winged francolin (Scleroptila afra) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa. Media related to Scleroptila afra at Wikimedia Commons Grey-winged Francolin - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | San Antonio Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-winged Francolin sighting in De Hoop Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 125 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 189 birds 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.
January, September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-winged Francolin in De Hoop Nature Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in December, the lowest month. June has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-winged Francolin sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Grey-winged Francolin sightings, De Hoop Nature Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in West Coast National Park (South Africa, about 40%).
Same family: Phasianidae
The closest relatives of the Grey-winged Francolin that you can see in De Hoop Nature Reserve (family Phasianidae, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) are Cape Spurfowl (about 60%) and Common Quail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-winged Francolin is recorded against all the birds logged in De Hoop Nature Reserve (125 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.
