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Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park
238 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park
June 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Chat sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 238 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Silverbird
LC

Silverbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidornis semipartitus

40–50% · Likely
Spotted Morning-Thrush
LC

Spotted Morning-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cichladusa guttata

30–40% · Possible
Swamp Flycatcher
LC

Swamp Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa aquatica

10–20% · With luck
Whinchat
LC

Whinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola rubetra

10–20% · With luck
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

10–20% · With luck
Pale Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis pallidus

5–10% · With luck
Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

5–10% · With luck
Northern Black-Flycatcher
LC

Northern Black-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis edolioides

5–10% · With luck
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

5–10% · With luck
Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Bird

Erythropygia hartlaubi

<5% · Rare
Isabelline Wheatear
LC

Isabelline Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe isabellina

<5% · Rare
Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioparus plumbeus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
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 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 Murchison Falls National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Chat sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 238 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Chat in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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