Myrmecocichla (Black Chats and Allies)

Genus

Black Chats and Allies

Myrmecocichla

4 species in our catalog · found in 30 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Northern Anteater-Chat
LC

Northern Anteater-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla aethiops

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Sooty Chat
LC

Sooty Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla nigra

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Southern Anteater-Chat
LC

Southern Anteater-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Rüppell's Chat
LC

Rüppell's Chat

Bird

Myrmecocichla melaena

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~40%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Black Chats and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~70%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~60%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~50%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
~50%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~30%
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~30%
9 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~20%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 2
~20%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~20%
12 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
13 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
14 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~10%
15 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~10%
17 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
~10%
18 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
19 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
20 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
22 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
<5%
23 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
25 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
<5%
26 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
<5%
27 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
28 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
29 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
30 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%