Parus albiventris
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The white-bellied tit (Melaniparus albiventris) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The white-bellied 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 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Tit sighting in Lake Manyara National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 235th most-seen of the 307 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Tit in Lake Manyara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–March, the lowest months. Those are among Lake Manyara National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in September.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bellied Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate White-bellied Tit sightings, Lake Manyara National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 30%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Tit that you can see in Lake Manyara National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 70%), Fork-tailed Drongo (about 50%) and Northern White-crowned Shrike (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Manyara National Park (11 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.
