Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
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Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone rufiventer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
184 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 184 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

African Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

African Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone viridis

5–10% · With luck
Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher
LC

Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trochocercus nitens

20–30% · Possible
Crested Malimbe
LC

Crested Malimbe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malimbus malimbicus

60–70% · Likely
Red-tailed Greenbul
LC

Red-tailed Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Criniger calurus

60–70% · Likely
Western Nicator
LC

Western Nicator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nicator chloris

60–70% · Likely
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
LC

Fraser's Rufous Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stizorhina fraseri

60–70% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Xavier's Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus xavieri

60–70% · Likely
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
LC

Red-tailed Ant-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neocossyphus rufus

50–60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

50–60% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
Green Crombec
LC

Green Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta virens

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
3 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
30–40%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
9 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher in Semuliki National Park?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 184 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher in Semuliki National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.

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