White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher

White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher

Elminia albicauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Virunga National Park
1,159 Verified records at Virunga National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-tailed blue flycatcher (Elminia albicauda) is a species of bird in the family Stenostiridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and dry savanna. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 1,159 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
12 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher in Virunga National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 1,159 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher in Virunga National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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