Southern Black Tit
Parus niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParidae (Mallerengues)
- GenusParus (Great Tits and Allies)
- SpeciesParus niger (Southern Black Tit)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Grey Tit
Parus afer
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 12 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Black Tit in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Southern Black Tit sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Black Tit in Addo Elephant National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Tit in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.