Parus fringillinus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The red-throated tit (Melaniparus fringillinus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania, where its natural habitat is dry savanna. The red-throated tit was formerly one of the many species in the genus Parus but was moved to Melaniparus after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2013 showed that the members of the new genus formed a distinct clade. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Tit sighting in Amboseli National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 316th most-seen of the 362 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Tit in Amboseli National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-throated Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Red-throated Tit sightings, Amboseli National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 10%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Red-throated Tit that you can see in Amboseli National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Superb Starling (about 70%), Fischer's Sparrow-Lark (about 50%) and White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-throated Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboseli National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
