Myrmecocichla aethiops
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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.
It has been observed to nest in abandoned wells in Nigeria Image at ADW Wikipedia →
| # | 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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Anteater-Chat sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, based on 577 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 74th most-seen of the 398 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Anteater-Chat in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in May and December, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Northern Anteater-Chat sightings, Masai Mara National Reserve ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 70%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Anteater-Chat is recorded against all the birds logged in Masai Mara National Reserve (577 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.
