Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher
Trochocercus nitens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMonarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers)
- GenusTrochocercus (Crested Flycatchers)
- SpeciesTrochocercus nitens (Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher)
The blue-headed crested flycatcher (Trochocercus nitens) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae, native to the African tropical forest. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
Western Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
White-tailed Alethe
Alethe diademata
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
White-throated Blue Swallow
Hirundo nigrita
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
Red-billed Helmetshrike
Prionops caniceps
Black-winged Oriole
Oriolus nigripennis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher at Taï National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |