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 Niokolo-Koba National Park
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Purple Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Brown Babbler
Turdoides plebejus
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
White-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha albicapillus
📅 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a African Blue Flycatcher sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Blue Flycatcher in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for African Blue Flycatcher in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.