Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusSigelus
- SpeciesSigelus silens (Fiscal Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
White-Throated Robin-Chat
Cossypha humeralis
Bearded Scrub Robin
Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 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 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fiscal Flycatcher in Kruger National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Fiscal Flycatcher sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 130 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fiscal Flycatcher in Kruger National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Fiscal Flycatcher in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.