Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMyrmecocichla (Black Chats and Allies)
- SpeciesMyrmecocichla nigra (Sooty Chat)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Abyssinian Wheatear
Oenanthe lugubris
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
📅 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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Chat in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Sooty Chat sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty Chat in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
August has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Chat in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.