African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyStenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)
- GenusElminia (Elminia Blue and Crested Flycatchers)
- SpeciesElminia longicauda (African Blue Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher
Elminia albicauda
White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher
Elminia albiventris
Dusky Crested-Flycatcher
Elminia nigromitrata
White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher
Elminia albonotata
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
📅 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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Blue Flycatcher in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a African Blue Flycatcher sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 320 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Blue Flycatcher in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Blue Flycatcher in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.