Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMelaenornis (Black-Flycatchers, Slaty-Flycatchers, and Allies)
- SpeciesMelaenornis edolioides (Northern Black-Flycatcher)
The northern black flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Black-Flycatcher sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Heuglin's Wheatear
Oenanthe heuglini
📅 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 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Black-Flycatcher in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Black-Flycatcher sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Black-Flycatcher in Kidepo Valley National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Black-Flycatcher in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.