Sooty Chat

Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
3 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
13 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Chat in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Sooty Chat sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 238 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Chat in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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