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 Murchison Falls National Park
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
📅 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Murchison Falls National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.