Southern Black Tit

Southern Black Tit

Parus niger

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
57 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
April 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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Black Tit sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Black Tit in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Tit in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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