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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Chat Flycatcher
Bradornis infuscatus
Southern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Short-toed Rock-Thrush
Monticola brevipes
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Karoo Chat
Emarginata schlegelii
KASR
Tychaedon coryphoeus
Tractrac Chat
Emarginata tractrac
Mountain Chat
Oenanthe monticola
📅 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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.