Rufous Bush Chat
Erythropygia galactotes
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusErythropygia
- SpeciesErythropygia galactotes (Rufous Bush Chat)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
Gambaga Flycatcher
Muscicapa gambagae
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
White-throated Robin
Irania gutturalis
📅 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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Bush Chat in Samburu National Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Rufous Bush Chat sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Bush Chat in Samburu National Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Bush Chat in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.