Familiar Chat

Familiar Chat

Oenanthe familiaris

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

The familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara in rocky and mountainous habitat and around human habitation. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Familiar Chat sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 585 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
2 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
9 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
10 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
11 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
12 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
14 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
15 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
16 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
20 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
26 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
27 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
28 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
29 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
30 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
31 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
33 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
34 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
35 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
36 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Familiar Chat in Table Mountain National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Familiar Chat sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 585 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Familiar Chat in Table Mountain National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Familiar Chat in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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