Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMuscicapa aquatica (Swamp Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Swamp Flycatcher in Akagera National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swamp Flycatcher in Akagera National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Flycatcher in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.