Nigrita fusconotus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The white-breasted nigrita (Nigrita fusconotus) is a very small nigrita with a rather waxbill-like appearance, a black cap and tail contrast with a brown back and wings and white under parts. Both sexes are alike but the immature has the crown, rump and tail browner.
It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,700,000 km2. The status of the species is evaluated by the IUCN as being of least concern. BirdLife International species factsheet
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Negrofinch sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 151st most-seen of the 252 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July, September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Negrofinch in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–June, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-breasted Negrofinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-breasted Negrofinch sightings, Nyungwe National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-breasted Negrofinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (40 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.
