Sooty Chat

Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Akagera National Park
267 Verified records at Akagera National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The sooty chat (Myrmecocichla nigra) is an African songbird of the chat subfamily. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Chat sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 267 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
3 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
10 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
15 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Chat in Akagera National Park?

About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Chat sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 267 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sooty Chat in Akagera National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Chat in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.

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