Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusEmpidornis
- SpeciesEmpidornis semipartitus (Silverbird)
The silverbird (Empidornis semipartitus) is an Old World flycatcher native to Eastern Africa, from Sudan to Tanzania. The species is the only member of the genus Empidornis, although it is sometimes placed in the genus Melaenornis . Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Rüppell's Robin-Chat
Cossypha semirufa
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Silverbird at Nairobi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |