Swamp Flycatcher
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Swamp Flycatcher

Muscicapa aquatica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Lake Mburo National Park
131 Verified records at Lake Mburo National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax (Muscicapa aquatica) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its range stretches east across the Sudan (region) and south towards Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park

Spotted Flycatcher
LC

Spotted Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa striata

<5% · Rare
Ashy Alseonax

Ashy Alseonax

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa caerulescens

<5% · Rare
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

<5% · Rare
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

30–40% · Possible
Sooty Chat
LC

Sooty Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla nigra

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

10–20% · With luck
Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Brown-backed Scrub Robin

Bird

Erythropygia hartlaubi

10–20% · With luck
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
LC

Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha niveicapilla

10–20% · With luck
Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioparus plumbeus

5–10% · With luck
Northern Black-Flycatcher
LC

Northern Black-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis edolioides

5–10% · With luck
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

Insufficient data
Southern Black Flycatcher
LC

Southern Black Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melaenornis pammelaina

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swamp Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Swamp Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Flycatcher in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

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