Black-crowned Tchagra

Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park
30 Verified records at Pilanesberg National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group. This species is found in the Arabian Peninsula and most of Africa in scrub, open woodland, semi-desert and cultivation. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Tchagra sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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
40–50%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
5 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
9 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
12 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
15 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
17 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
19 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
5–10%
20 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
21 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
22 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
23 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
24 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
25 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
26 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
27 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
28 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
29 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
30 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
36 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
37 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
38 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
39 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
40 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
41 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
42 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
43 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
44 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
45 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
46 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
47 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
48 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-crowned Tchagra in Pilanesberg National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crowned Tchagra sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-crowned Tchagra in Pilanesberg National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black-crowned Tchagra in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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