Parus carpi
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Carp's tit (Melaniparus carpi) or Carp's black tit, is a species of bird in the family Paridae. Some authors consider it a subspecies of the black tit. It is found throughout the Namibian savanna woodlands and the southern Angolan mopane woodlands.
Its name commemorates olympic sailor and ornithologist Berend Carp (1901-1966). Carp's 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.
(Carp's tit = ) Carp's black tit - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carp's Tit sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 118 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Carp's Tit in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, against about 10% in October and November, the lowest months. That is one of Waterberg Plateau Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against almost none in May. April and June have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carp's 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Carp's Tit sightings, Waterberg Plateau Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Etosha National Park (Namibia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carp's Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Waterberg Plateau Park (36 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.
