Rufous Bush Chat

Rufous Bush Chat

Erythropygia galactotes

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Bush Chat in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Rufous Bush Chat sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous Bush Chat in Murchison Falls National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Bush Chat in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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