African Blue Flycatcher
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African Blue Flycatcher

Elminia longicauda

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

The African blue flycatcher or blue-crested flycatcher (Elminia longicauda) is a species of bird in the family Stenostiridae from western and central Sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a African Blue Flycatcher sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Piapiac
LC

Piapiac

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilostomus afer

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

50–60% · Likely
Silverbird
LC

Silverbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidornis semipartitus

40–50% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely
Orange Bishop
LC

Orange Bishop

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euplectes franciscanus

30–40% · Possible
Spotted Morning-Thrush
LC

Spotted Morning-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cichladusa guttata

30–40% · Possible
Speckle-fronted Weaver
LC

Speckle-fronted Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporopipes frontalis

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
LC

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus africanus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
11 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Blue Flycatcher in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a African Blue Flycatcher sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Blue Flycatcher in Murchison Falls National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for African Blue Flycatcher in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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