Spotted Flycatcher

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

Muscicapa striata

Silhouette: Ekytza · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMuscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats)
GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
SpeciesMuscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Lake Mburo National Park

42 Verified sightings at Lake Mburo National Park From 2019 to 2026

10,265 Verified sightings across all 81 parks From 2019 to 2026

October Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Spotted Flycatcher

The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.

This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with a streaked crown and breast, giving rise to the bird's common name. The legs are short and black, and the bill is black and has the broad but pointed shape typical of aerial insectivores. Juveniles are browner than adults and have spots on the upperparts.

The spotted flycatcher was described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Motacilla striata. The genus name Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch. The specific epithet striata is from the Latin striatus meaning striated.

There are five recognised subspecies all of which winter in southern Africa. The breeding range is given below. M. s. striata (Pallas, 1764) – Europe to west Siberia, northwest Africa M. s. inexpectata Dementiev, 1932 – Crimea (southern... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park

Muscicapa aquatica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Muscicapa caerulescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Muscicapa adusta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cossypha heuglini

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myrmecocichla nigra

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Erythropygia leucophrys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Erythropygia hartlaubi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cossypha niveicapilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myioparus plumbeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melaenornis edolioides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dioptrornis fischeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Melaenornis pammelaina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
2	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
3	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
4	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~30%
5	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	~30%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
7	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
9	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
10	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
11	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	~10%
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
14	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
15	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	~10%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
17	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
18	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
19	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
20	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
21	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
22	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
23	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~10%
24	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
25	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
26	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
27	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~10%
28	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
29	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
30	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
31	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
32	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
33	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
34	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
35	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
36	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
37	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
38	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
39	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
40	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
41	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
42	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
43	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
44	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
45	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	~10%
46	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~10%
47	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
48	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
49	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
50	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
51	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
52	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
53	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
54	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
55	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
56	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	<5%
57	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
58	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
59	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
60	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
61	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
62	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
63	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
64	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
65	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
66	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
67	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
68	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
69	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
70	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
71	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
72	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
73	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
74	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
75	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
76	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
77	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
78	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
79	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
80	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
81	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

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Spotted Flycatcher

About the Spotted Flycatcher

Recent sightings of Spotted Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park

Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park

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Northern Black-Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

Southern Black Flycatcher

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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