Southern Black Tit

Southern Black Tit

Parus niger

5–10% · Rare
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
69 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Black Tit sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 69 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Black Tit sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 69 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Black Tit in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Tit in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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