Stripe-breasted Tit
Parus fasciiventer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusParus (Great Tits and Allies)
- SpeciesParus fasciiventer (Stripe-breasted Tit)
The stripe-breasted tit (Melaniparus fasciiventer) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests in east-central Africa. The stripe-breasted tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Melaniparus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-breasted Tit sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 406 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Dusky Tit
Parus funereus
White-winged Black Tit
Parus leucomelas
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
📅 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 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Stripe-breasted Tit in Virunga National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-breasted Tit sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 406 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Stripe-breasted Tit in Virunga National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Stripe-breasted Tit in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.