Archer's Robin-Chat
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Archer's Robin-Chat

Cossypha archeri

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
205 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Archer's ground robin or Archer's robin-chat, (Dessonornis archeri) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests. The bird's common name commemorates the British explorer and colonial official Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Archer's Robin-Chat sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

5–10% · With luck
Redcap Robinchat
LC

Redcap Robinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha natalensis

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

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha niveicapilla

<5% · Rare
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

50–60% · Likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

40–50% · Likely
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

40–50% · Likely
White-starred Robin
LC

White-starred Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogonocichla stellata

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher
LC

Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis ardesiacus

20–30% · Possible
Equatorial Akalat
LC

Equatorial Akalat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sheppardia aequatorialis

10–20% · With luck
Ashy Alseonax

Ashy Alseonax

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa caerulescens

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Red-throated Alethe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chamaetylas poliophrys

10–20% · With luck
Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
5–10
Nov
20–30
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 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
2 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Archer's Robin-Chat in Nyungwe National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Archer's Robin-Chat sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Archer's Robin-Chat in Nyungwe National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Archer's Robin-Chat in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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