African Crested-Flycatcher

African Crested-Flycatcher

Trochocercus cyanomelas

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
190 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-mantled crested flycatcher or African crested flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a African Crested-Flycatcher sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 190 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Crested-Flycatcher in Tsavo East National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a African Crested-Flycatcher sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 190 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Crested-Flycatcher in Tsavo East National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for African Crested-Flycatcher in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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