Nigrita bicolor
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The chestnut-breasted nigrita (Nigrita bicolor) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,000,000 km2. The chestnut-breasted nigrita inhabits subtropical or tropical (lowland) forest, mangrove and shrubland habitats of the African tropical rainforest.
The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. BirdLife Species Factsheet
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 213 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 30% in January and March–April, the lowest months. That is one of Kakum National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 35 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
Same genus: Nigrita
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch that you can see in Kakum National Park (genus Nigrita, Nigritas) are Gray-headed Negrofinch (about 60%) and White-breasted Negrofinch (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (213 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.
