Parus cinerascens
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The ashy tit (Melaniparus cinerascens) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
The ashy 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.
Ashy tit - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
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Namibia · 2026
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Botswana · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Tit sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 108 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Tit in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy 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.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Ashy Tit sightings, Namib-Naukluft National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Ashy Tit that you can see in Namib-Naukluft National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Cape Sparrow (about 80%), Familiar Chat (about 60%) and Pied Crow (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (39 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.
