Spotted Flycatcher
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Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Meru National Park
32 Verified records at Meru National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range. This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with a streaked crown and breast, giving rise to the bird's common name. The legs are short and black, and the bill is black and has the broad but pointed shape typical of aerial insectivores. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Meru National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Ashy Alseonax

Ashy Alseonax

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa caerulescens

10–20% · With luck
Gambaga Flycatcher
LC

Gambaga Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa gambagae

Insufficient data
Southern Black Flycatcher
LC

Southern Black Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis pammelaina

10–20% · With luck
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

10–20% · With luck
Redcap Robinchat
LC

Redcap Robinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha natalensis

10–20% · With luck
Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

10–20% · With luck
Spotted Morning-Thrush
LC

Spotted Morning-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cichladusa guttata

10–20% · With luck
Pied Wheatear
LC

Pied Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe pleschanka

5–10% · With luck
Isabelline Wheatear
LC

Isabelline Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe isabellina

5–10% · With luck
Thrush Nightingale
LC

Thrush Nightingale

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia luscinia

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
LC

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola saxatilis

5–10% · With luck
Pale Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis pallidus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
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 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
20–30%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
9 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
10–20%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
13 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
16 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
17 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
18 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
19 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
20 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
21 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
22 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
23 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
24 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
25 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
26 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
27 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
28 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
29 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
30 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
31 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
32 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
33 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
34 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
35 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
36 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
37 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
38 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
39 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
40 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
41 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
42 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
43 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
44 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
45 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
46 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
47 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
48 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
49 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
50 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
51 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
52 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
53 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
54 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
55 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
56 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
57 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
58 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
59 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
60 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
61 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
62 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
63 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
64 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
65 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
66 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
67 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
68 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
69 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
70 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
71 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
72 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
73 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
74 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
75 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
76 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
77 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Flycatcher in Meru National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Flycatcher sighting in Meru National Park, based on 32 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spotted Flycatcher in Meru National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Flycatcher in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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