Where to see
Myrmecocichla nigra
Kidepo Valley National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sooty Chat during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Kidepo Valley National Park
In Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Chat sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Akagera National Park and more
After Kidepo Valley National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Sooty Chat are in Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 50%), Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%), March–July, September and December in Akagera National Park (about 60%) and May in Masai Mara National Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sooty Chat on a given day. Each park's Sooty Chat page has the full month-by-month chart.
