Family

Finfoots

Heliornithidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 21 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
FamilyHeliornithidae (Finfoots)

Species in this group

Podica senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Heliornis fulica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Finfoots

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 2	~50%
	African Finfoot			~50%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~30%
	Sungrebe			~30%
3	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~20%
	African Finfoot			~20%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 2	~20%
	African Finfoot			~20%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 2	~20%
	Sungrebe			~20%
6	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	~20%
	Sungrebe			~20%
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Sungrebe			~10%
8	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~10%
	Sungrebe			~10%
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~10%
	Sungrebe			~10%
10	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~10%
	Sungrebe			~10%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 2	~10%
	Sungrebe			~10%
12	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	<5%
	Sungrebe			<5%
13	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	African Finfoot			<5%
14	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 2	<5%
	Sungrebe			<5%
15	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	African Finfoot			<5%
16	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	<5%
	Sungrebe			<5%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Sungrebe			<5%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	African Finfoot			<5%
19	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	<5%
	Sungrebe			<5%
20	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	African Finfoot			<5%
21	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 2	<5%
	Sungrebe			<5%

Finfoots

Species in this group

African Finfoot

Sungrebe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Finfoots

Parks Ranked