Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusEmpidornis
- SpeciesEmpidornis semipartitus (Silverbird)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Abyssinian Wheatear
Oenanthe lugubris
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
📅 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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Silverbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Silverbird sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 429 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Silverbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Silverbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.