Moorland Chat
Pinarochroa sordida
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusPinarochroa
- SpeciesPinarochroa sordida (Moorland Chat)
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis chocolatinus
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Cossypha semirufa
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Red-breasted Wheatear
Oenanthe bottae
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Rüppell's Chat
Myrmecocichla melaena
📅 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 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Moorland Chat in Bale Mountains National Park?
About 74% of visitor-days record a Moorland Chat sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 122 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Moorland Chat in Bale Mountains National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Moorland Chat in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.