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 Kibale National Park
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Dusky-blue Flycatcher
Muscicapa comitata
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Grey-throated Flycatcher
Myioparus griseigularis
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
Brown-backed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia hartlaubi
📅 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 Kibale National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Kibale National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.