Red-throated Tit

Red-throated Tit

Parus fringillinus

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tarangire National Park

In 3 days <5%

6 Verified sightings at Tarangire National Park From 2019 to 2026
602 In all 7 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Red-throated Tit

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 →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-throated Tit in Tarangire National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Tit sighting in Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 398th most-seen of the 411 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-throated Tit in Tarangire National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-throated Tit in Tarangire National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Red-throated Tit?

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.

Where does the Red-throated Tit sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-throated Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Tarangire National Park (6 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.

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