Bird
Gray-headed Nigrita
Nigrita canicapillus · Estrildidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJul · Nov–Decmost records
Records17,172in 17 countries
Most seen inUganda7,054 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Gray-headed Nigrita in brief
The gray-headed nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus) is a bird of the Estrildidae family — species of bird.
Across the 17 countries we cover it has 17,172 published records, most of them from Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in July, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Uganda7,054 records · best Jul, Aug
Ghana4,334 records · best Nov, Mar
Nigeria1,494 records · best Oct, Jul
Cameroon921 records · best Mar, Apr
Democratic Republic of the Congo779 records · best Jun, May
Rwanda519 records · best Jul, Dec
Ivory Coast498 records · best Feb, Mar
Liberia476 records · best Feb, Dec
Angola242 records · best Sep, Aug
Equatorial Guinea220 records · best Jan, Aug
Republic of the Congo153 records · best Aug, Feb
Gabon150 records · best Sep, Aug
Sierra Leone132 records · best Jan, Dec
Central African Republic80 records · best Nov, Dec
Togo52 records · best Mar, Nov
Guinea43 records · best Nov, Feb
Burundi25 records · best Oct, Aug
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.