Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMonarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers)
- GenusTerpsiphone (Paradise-Flycatchers)
- SpeciesTerpsiphone rufiventer (Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher)
The red-bellied paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer), also known as the black-headed paradise flycatcher, is a medium-sized passerine bird of the family of monarch flycatchers. It is native to intra-tropical forests of Africa. The male bird is about 17 cm (7 in) long and has a black head, a mainly chestnut body, and a tail with streamers nearly twice as long as the body. The colouring is somewhat variable across the bird's range. Both females and juveniles lack the tail streamers and are a duller brown colour. It is closely related to the African paradise flycatcher, and the two can hybridise. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
African Crested-Flycatcher
Trochocercus cyanomelas
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher in Virunga National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher in Virunga National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.