Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMuscicapa (Muscicapa Flycatchers)
- SpeciesMuscicapa aquatica (Swamp Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
📅 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Swamp Flycatcher in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swamp Flycatcher in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
October has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Flycatcher in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.