African Paradise-Flycatcher
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African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

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

The African paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) is a medium-sized passerine bird. The two central tail feathers of the male are extended into streamers that commonly are more than twice as long as the body. The female tail feathers are of moderate length and without streamers. The upper parts of the male body, wings, and tail are boldly coloured in chestnut or rusty shades, but the underparts and the head are variably grey to blue-gray, with the head of the mature male being darker, commonly glossy black with greenish highlights. The beak and other bare areas, including a wattle ring round the eye, match the colour of the surrounding feathers. The female coloration is similar, though not so showy and glossy and with the head paler. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a African Paradise-Flycatcher sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 554 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

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

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

50–60% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

40–50% · Likely
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

40–50% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

30–40% · Possible
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

30–40% · Possible
Silverbird
LC

Silverbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Empidornis semipartitus

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-throated Longclaw
LC

Yellow-throated Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx croceus

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
LC

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus africanus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
3 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
30–40%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
9 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
30–40%
10 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
13 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
16 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
18 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
19 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
20 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
21 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
22 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
23 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
24 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
25 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
26 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
27 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
28 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
29 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
30 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
31 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
32 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
33 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
34 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
35 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
36 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
37 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
38 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
39 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
40 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
41 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
42 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
43 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
44 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
45 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
46 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
47 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
48 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
49 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
50 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
51 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
52 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Paradise-Flycatcher in Serengeti National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a African Paradise-Flycatcher sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 554 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Paradise-Flycatcher in Serengeti National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for African Paradise-Flycatcher in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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