African Darter

African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park
35 Verified records at Ankarafantsika National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African darter (Anhinga rufa), sometimes called the snakebird, is a water bird of Sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a African Darter sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
6 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
40–50%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
15 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
16 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
5–10%
17 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
18 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
19 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
21 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
22 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
23 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
24 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
26 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
29 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
31 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
34 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
35 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
36 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
37 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Darter in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a African Darter sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Darter in Ankarafantsika National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for African Darter in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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