White-Throated Robin-Chat
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White-Throated Robin-Chat

Cossypha humeralis

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kruger National Park
752 Verified records at Kruger National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-throated robin-chat or white-throated robin (Dessonornis humeralis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Throated Robin-Chat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 752 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

20–30% · Possible
Redcap Robinchat
LC

Redcap Robinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha natalensis

<5% · Rare
Chorister Robin-Chat
LC

Chorister Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha dichroa

<5% · Rare
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

20–30% · Possible
Southern Black Flycatcher
LC

Southern Black Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis pammelaina

10–20% · With luck
Ashy Alseonax

Ashy Alseonax

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa caerulescens

10–20% · With luck
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

10–20% · With luck
Bearded Scrub Robin

Bearded Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia quadrivirgata

5–10% · With luck
Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioparus plumbeus

5–10% · With luck
Mocking Cliff Chat
LC

Mocking Cliff Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

5–10% · With luck
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

5–10% · Rare
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-Throated Robin-Chat in Kruger National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a White-Throated Robin-Chat sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 752 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-Throated Robin-Chat in Kruger National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for White-Throated Robin-Chat in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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