Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMuscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Flycatcher in Gorongosa National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Gorongosa National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.