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White-Throated Robin-Chat

Cossypha humeralis

<5% · Rare
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
41 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-throated robin-chat or white-throated robin (Dessonornis humeralis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-Throated Robin-Chat sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Redcap Robinchat
LC

Redcap Robinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha natalensis

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

<5% · Rare
Chorister Robin-Chat
LC

Chorister Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha dichroa

<5% · Rare
Brown Scrub Robin

Brown Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia signata

20–30% · Possible
Ashy Alseonax

Ashy Alseonax

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa caerulescens

10–20% · With luck
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

10–20% · With luck
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

10–20% · With luck
Southern Black Flycatcher
LC

Southern Black Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis pammelaina

10–20% · With luck
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

5–10% · With luck
Bearded Scrub Robin

Bearded Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia quadrivirgata

5–10% · With luck
Fiscal Flycatcher
LC

Fiscal Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sigelus silens

5–10% · Rare
Pale Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis pallidus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-Throated Robin-Chat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a White-Throated Robin-Chat sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-Throated Robin-Chat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for White-Throated Robin-Chat in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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