Swamp Flycatcher
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Swamp Flycatcher

Muscicapa aquatica

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

The swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax (Muscicapa aquatica) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its range stretches east across the Sudan (region) and south towards Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

20–30% · Possible
Dusky-blue Flycatcher

Dusky-blue Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa comitata

10–20% · With luck
Cassin's Flycatcher
LC

Cassin's Flycatcher

Bird

Muscicapa cassini

5–10% · With luck
Ashy Alseonax

Ashy Alseonax

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa caerulescens

5–10% · Rare
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

<5% · Rare
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
LC

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha niveicapilla

30–40% · Possible
Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioparus plumbeus

10–20% · With luck
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

10–20% · With luck
Grey-throated Flycatcher

Grey-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioparus griseigularis

10–20% · With luck
Redcap Robinchat
LC

Redcap Robinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha natalensis

10–20% · With luck
Northern Black-Flycatcher
LC

Northern Black-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis edolioides

10–20% · With luck
Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Bird

Erythropygia hartlaubi

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swamp Flycatcher in Kibale National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Swamp Flycatcher in Kibale National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Flycatcher in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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