Spotted Flycatcher
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Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park
1 Verified records at Volcanoes National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range. This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail. The adults have grey-brown upperparts and whitish underparts, with a streaked crown and breast, giving rise to the bird's common name. The legs are short and black, and the bill is black and has the broad but pointed shape typical of aerial insectivores. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park

African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

30–40% · Possible
Swamp Flycatcher
LC

Swamp Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa aquatica

10–20% · With luck
Ashy Alseonax

Ashy Alseonax

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa caerulescens

5–10% · With luck
African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

40–50% · Likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

40–50% · Likely
White-starred Robin
LC

White-starred Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogonocichla stellata

10–20% · With luck
Archer's Robin-Chat

Archer's Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha archeri

10–20% · With luck
Familiar Chat
LC

Familiar Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe familiaris

5–10% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Red-throated Alethe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chamaetylas poliophrys

<5% · Rare
Pale Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis pallidus

<5% · Rare
Miombo Rock-Thrush
LC

Miombo Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola angolensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Spotted Flycatcher at Volcanoes National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
20–30%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
9 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
10–20%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
12 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
13 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
16 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
17 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
18 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
19 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
20 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
21 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
22 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
23 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
24 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
25 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
26 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
27 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
28 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
29 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
30 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
31 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
32 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
33 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
34 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
35 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
36 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
37 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
38 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
39 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
40 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
41 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
42 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
43 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
44 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
45 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
46 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
47 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
48 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
49 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
50 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
51 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
52 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
53 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
54 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
55 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
56 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
57 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
58 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
59 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
60 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
61 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
62 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
63 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
64 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
65 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
66 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
67 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
68 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
69 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
70 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
71 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
72 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
73 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
74 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
75 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
76 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
77 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
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