White-winged Black Tit

White-winged Black Tit

Parus leucomelas

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kafue National Park
31 Verified records at Kafue National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-winged black tit (Melaniparus leucomelas) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is also known as the white-winged tit, dark-eyed black tit or northern black tit. The species was first described by Eduard Rüppell in 1840. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Black Tit sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

Southern Black Tit

Southern Black Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus niger

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-bellied Tit

Rufous-bellied Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus rufiventris

<5% · Rare
Miombo Tit

Miombo Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus griseiventris

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

50–60% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Wire-tailed Swallow
LC

Wire-tailed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo smithii

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

30–40% · Possible
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
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 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
7 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
8 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
9 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
10 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
11 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
12 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
13 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Black Tit in Kafue National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Black Tit sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-winged Black Tit in Kafue National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Black Tit in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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