Piliocolobus tephrosceles
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In 3 days >90%
The Ugandan red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) or ashy red colobus is an endangered species of red colobus monkey, recognised as a distinct species since 2001. There is disagreement however over taxonomy with many considering the Ugandan red colobus to be a subspecies (Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles). The Ugandan red colobus is an Old World monkey which is found in five locations across Uganda and Tanzania.
Recognised as a distinct species in 2001 the Ugandan red colobus had previously been considered a subspecies of P. badius, and later a subspecies of P. foai. There is currently a debate as to whether it should be considered a subspecies of P. rufomitratus.
The Ugandan red colobus has a rust-red cap with a dark grey to black face, although infants are born with completely black faces. There is more variation amongst the coat colours of the Ugandan red colobus with back colour ranging from black to dark grey through to a reddish brown. The sides of the body and the arms and legs are a light grey. They have very long dark to light brown tails which they rely on for balancing when climbing and leaping through the canopy. The Ugandan red colobus... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Red Colobus sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 154 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 13 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April, June, August and October–November
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Red Colobus in Kibale National Park on a given day, against about 60% in February, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy Red Colobus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kibale National Park, in our data
Kibale National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ashy Red Colobus sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cercopithecidae
The closest relatives of the Ashy Red Colobus that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Cercopithecidae, Old World Monkeys) are Olive Baboon (about 80%), Red-tailed Monkey (about 80%) and Mantled Guereza (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Red Colobus is recorded against all the mammals logged in Kibale National Park (154 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.
