Southern Black Flycatcher

Southern Black Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
40 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern black flycatcher (Melaenornis pammelaina) is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, native to open and lightly wooded areas of eastern and southern Africa. This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 4,000,000 square kilometres (1,500,000 sq mi). The global population size has not been quantified but the bird is listed by the IUCN as being of "Least concern". Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Black Flycatcher sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
16 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
17 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
18 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
19 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
20 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
21 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
22 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
26 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
27 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
29 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
31 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
32 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
33 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
34 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
35 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
36 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
37 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
38 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Black Flycatcher in Serengeti National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Black Flycatcher sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Black Flycatcher in Serengeti National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Flycatcher in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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