Parus fringillinus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The red-throated tit (Melaniparus fringillinus) is a species of bird in the family Paridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania, where its natural habitat is dry savanna. The red-throated 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 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Tit sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 112 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 250th most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Tit in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and May–October, the lowest months. Those are among Ngorongoro Conservation Area's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-throated Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Red-throated Tit sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Red-throated Tit that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Superb Starling (about 60%), Baglafecht Weaver (about 40%) and Rufous-tailed Weaver (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-throated Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (112 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.
