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 Volcanoes National Park
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
White-starred Robin
Pogonocichla stellata
Archer's Robin-Chat
Cossypha archeri
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Red-throated Alethe
Chamaetylas poliophrys
Redcap Robinchat
Cossypha natalensis
📅 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 Volcanoes National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 96 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swamp Flycatcher in Volcanoes National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Flycatcher in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.