White-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita fusconotus Fraser, 1843

9.1 gWeight

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.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Uganda, Ghana, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

White-breasted Nigrita has been recorded at 84 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 15 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kakum NP – CanopyGhana339 records
Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda334 records
Kibale NPUganda324 records

More places

Bigodi SwampUganda293 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda273 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda199 records
Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana196 records
Mabira ForestUganda186 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda166 records
Kakum NP – Canopy Walkway & vicinityGhana161 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Ghana Kenya Equatorial Guinea Cameroon Rwanda Gabon Central African Republic

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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