Myrmecocichla aethiops
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In 3 days >90%
The anteater chat or northern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla aethiops) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It range extends across the Sahel and the East African montane forests. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Anteater-Chat sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, based on 757 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 369 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Anteater-Chat in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, against about 50% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Lake Nakuru National Park's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Anteater-Chat sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Northern Anteater-Chat sightings, Lake Nakuru National Park has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 30%) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Anteater-Chat that you can see in Lake Nakuru National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are White-browed Robin-Chat (about 40%), White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher (about 30%) and Abyssinian Wheatear (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Anteater-Chat is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Nakuru National Park (757 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.
