Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMonarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers)
- GenusTerpsiphone (Paradise-Flycatchers)
- SpeciesTerpsiphone rufiventer (Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher
Trochocercus nitens
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
Vieillot's Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
📅 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher in Kibale National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 772 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher in Kibale National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.