Sooty Chat

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

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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 Virunga National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Chat sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 313 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Chat in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.