Dusky Tit

Parus funereus

Insufficient data

overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park

1 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The dusky tit (Melaniparus funereus) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. The dusky tit was formerly one of the many species placed in the genus Parus. It was moved to the resurrected genus Melaniparus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013. This bird has an unknown population size in the middle of Africa. The dusky tit is known for being almost entirely black with brownish or gray tones, depending on its sex. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Parus leucomelas

<5% · Rare

Ptilostomus afer

60–70% · Likely

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely

Laniarius erythrogaster

50–60% · Likely

Empidornis semipartitus

40–50% · Likely

Lanius excubitoroides

40–50% · Likely

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely

Euplectes franciscanus

30–40% · Possible

Cichladusa guttata

30–40% · Possible

Sporopipes frontalis

30–40% · Possible

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Dusky Tit at Murchison Falls National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
2	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	10–20%
3	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5–10%
4	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
5	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
6	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
7	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Dusky Tit

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

White-winged Black Tit

Piapiac

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Common Bulbul

Black-headed Gonolek

Silverbird

Grey-backed Fiscal

Rattling Cisticola

Orange Bishop

Spotted Morning-Thrush

Speckle-fronted Weaver

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found