Southern Black Tit

Southern Black Tit

Parus niger

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kruger National Park
2,388 Verified records at Kruger National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Kruger National Park, based on 2,388 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Ashy Tit

Ashy Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus cinerascens

<5% · Rare
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

40–50% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

40–50% · Likely
Burchell's Glossy-starling
LC

Burchell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis australis

40–50% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

40–50% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

40–50% · Likely
Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

40–50% · Likely
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
LC

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer diffusus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
11 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
13 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Black Tit in Kruger National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Black Tit sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 2,388 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Black Tit in Kruger National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Tit in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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