Southern Black Tit
Parus niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusParus (Great Tits and Allies)
- SpeciesParus niger (Southern Black Tit)
The southern black tit or simply black tit (Melaniparus niger) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae, which is native to woodland habitats in southern Africa. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Black Tit sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 14 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Black Tit in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Black Tit sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Black Tit in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Tit in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.