Familiar Chat

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

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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	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
3	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
7	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
9	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
10	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
12	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
14	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
15	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
17	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
18	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
19	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
20	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
21	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
22	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
23	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
25	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
26	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
28	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
29	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
30	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Familiar Chat in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Familiar Chat sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Familiar Chat in Masai Mara National Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Familiar Chat in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.