Pentholaea albifrons
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The white-fronted black chat (Oenanthe albifrons) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Sudan (region). Its natural habitats are moist savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
The white-fronted black chat was formerly included in the genus Myrmecocichla. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2010 and 2012 found that the species was phylogenetically nested within the genus Oenanthe. As part of a reorganization of the chat species to create monophyletic genera, the white-fronted black chat was moved to the genus Oenanthe.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinko Conservation Area | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | |
| 2 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-fronted Black Chat sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th most-seen of the 266 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.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-fronted Black Chat in Mole National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, June and September, the lowest months. That is one of Mole National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 220 mm in August. July has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-fronted Black Chat sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate White-fronted Black Chat sightings, Mole National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chinko Conservation Area (Central African Republic, about 20%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the White-fronted Black Chat that you can see in Mole National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Northern Black-Flycatcher (about 60%), European Pied Flycatcher (about 50%) and Swamp Flycatcher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-fronted Black Chat is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (86 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.
