White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher
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White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher

Elminia albonotata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
82 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-tailed crested flycatcher (Elminia albonotata) is a species of bird in the flycatcher family Stenostiridae. It has a discontinuous distribution in eastern Africa. There are three subspecies, E. a. albonotata of central Kenya, and Uganda through to south west Tanzania; E. a. subvaerulea, which ranges from southern Kenya to Malawi and E. a. swynnertoni of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher
LC

White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elminia albicauda

20–30% · Possible
African Blue Flycatcher
LC

African Blue Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elminia longicauda

5–10% · With luck
White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher
LC

White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elminia albiventris

<5% · Rare
Dusky Crested-Flycatcher
LC

Dusky Crested-Flycatcher

Bird

Elminia nigromitrata

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

40–50% · Likely
Green White-eye

Green White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops stuhlmanni

30–40% · Possible
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

30–40% · Possible
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
6 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
9 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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