Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Bias musicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Gorongosa National Park
1 Verified records at Gorongosa National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-and-white shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus), also known as the black-and-white flycatcher or vanga flycatcher, is a species of passerine bird found in Africa. It was placed with the wattle-eyes and batises in the family Platysteiridae but is now considered to be more closely related to the helmetshrikes and woodshrikes. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Pale Batis
LC

Pale Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis soror

10–20% · With luck
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

10–20% · With luck
Cape Batis
LC

Cape Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis capensis

<5% · Rare
Black-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Black-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira peltata

Insufficient data
Woodwards' Batis
LC

Woodwards' Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis fratrum

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

50–60% · Likely
Black-headed Oriole
LC

Black-headed Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oriolus larvatus

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

30–40% · Possible
African Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

African Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone viridis

30–40% · Possible
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher at Gorongosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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