Nigrita fusconotus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The white-breasted nigrita (Nigrita fusconotus) is a very small nigrita with a rather waxbill-like appearance, a black cap and tail contrast with a brown back and wings and white under parts. Both sexes are alike but the immature has the crown, rump and tail browner.
It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,700,000 km2. The status of the species is evaluated by the IUCN as being of least concern. BirdLife International species factsheet
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Negrofinch sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 223 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th 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 and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Negrofinch in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 30% in March–April and June, the lowest months. Those are among Kakum National Park's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-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 6 parks where we can rate White-breasted Negrofinch sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
Same genus: Nigrita
The closest relatives of the White-breasted Negrofinch that you can see in Kakum National Park (genus Nigrita, Nigritas) are Gray-headed Negrofinch (about 60%) and Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-breasted Negrofinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (223 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.
