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

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Bias musicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kibale National Park
796 Verified records at Kibale National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 796 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Brown-throated Wattle-eye
LC

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira cyanea

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut Wattle-eye
LC

Chestnut Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dyaphorophyia castanea

10–20% · With luck
African Shrike-flycatcher
LC

African Shrike-flycatcher

Bird

Megabyas flammulatus

10–20% · With luck
Jameson's Wattle-eye

Jameson's Wattle-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Platysteira jamesoni

<5% · Rare
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

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

Black-throated Wattle-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platysteira peltata

<5% · Rare
Rwenzori Batis
LC

Rwenzori Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis diops

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Olive-bellied Sunbird
LC

Olive-bellied Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris chloropygius

40–50% · Likely
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

40–50% · Likely
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Kibale National Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 796 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Kibale National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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