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

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Bias musicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Meru National Park
11 Verified records at Meru National Park
February 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sighting in Meru National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Eastern Black-headed Batis
LC

Eastern Black-headed Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis minor

10–20% · With luck
Chinspot Batis
LC

Chinspot Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis molitor

5–10% · With luck
Pygmy Batis
LC

Pygmy Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis perkeo

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

80–90% · Very likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

80–90% · Very likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

80–90% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

70–80% · Very likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut Weaver
LC

Chestnut Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus rubiginosus

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Fiscal
LC

Long-tailed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cabanisi

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Meru National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sighting in Meru National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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