Rufous Chatterer

Rufous Chatterer

Turdoides rubiginosa

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Aberdare National Park
10 Verified records at Aberdare National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rufous chatterer (Argya rubiginosa) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. This species was formerly placed in the genus Turdoides but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Argya. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Chatterer sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Hinde's Pied-Babbler
NT Endemic

Hinde's Pied-Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides hindei

<5% · Rare
Black-lored Babbler
LC

Black-lored Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides sharpei

<5% · Rare
Northern Pied-Babbler
LC

Northern Pied-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides hypoleuca

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

70–80% · Likely
Hunter's Cisticola
LC

Hunter's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola hunteri

60–70% · Likely
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

60–70% · Likely
Abyssinian Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus abyssinicus

60–70% · Likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

50–60% · Likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

50–60% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

50–60% · Likely
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris mediocris

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
6 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
11 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Chatterer in Aberdare National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Chatterer sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous Chatterer in Aberdare National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Chatterer in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.

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