African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyStenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)
- GenusElminia (Elminia Blue and Crested Flycatchers)
- SpeciesElminia longicauda (African Blue Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
📅 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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Blue Flycatcher in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a African Blue Flycatcher sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Blue Flycatcher in Murchison Falls National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Blue Flycatcher in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.