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Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Lake Mburo National Park
359 Verified records at Lake Mburo National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The sooty chat (Myrmecocichla nigra) is an African songbird of the chat subfamily. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Chat sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 359 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park

White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

10–20% · With luck
Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Bird

Erythropygia hartlaubi

10–20% · With luck
Swamp Flycatcher
LC

Swamp Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa aquatica

10–20% · With luck
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
LC

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha niveicapilla

10–20% · With luck
Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioparus plumbeus

5–10% · With luck
Northern Black-Flycatcher
LC

Northern Black-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis edolioides

5–10% · With luck
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

Insufficient data
Southern Black Flycatcher
LC

Southern Black Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis pammelaina

5–10% · With luck
Pale Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis pallidus

5–10% · With luck
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

<5% · Rare
Whinchat
LC

Whinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola rubetra

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
3 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
10 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
12 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
15 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Chat in Lake Mburo National Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Chat sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 359 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sooty Chat in Lake Mburo National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Chat in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

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