Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPlatysteiridae (Wattle-eyes and Batises)
- GenusBias
- SpeciesBias musicus (Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher)
The black-and-white shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus), also known as the black-and-white flycatcher or vanga flycatcher, is a species of passerine bird found in Africa. It was placed with the wattle-eyes and batises in the family Platysteiridae but is now considered to be more closely related to the helmetshrikes and woodshrikes. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 59 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
Western Black-headed Batis
Batis erlangeri
African Shrike-flycatcher
Megabyas flammulatus
Chestnut Wattle-eye
Dyaphorophyia castanea
Jameson's Wattle-eye
Platysteira jamesoni
Rwenzori Batis
Batis diops
Black-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira peltata
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
Platysteira concreta
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 11 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 59 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.