White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

Dioptrornis fischeri

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Volcanoes National Park
333 Verified records at Volcanoes National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-eyed slaty flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is native to the African highlands from Ethiopia and Kenya through Rwanda to eastern Zaire and Malawi. The sub-species M. f. toruensis occurs in Rwanda and Burundi and has an inconspicuous eye-ring. The specific epithet commemorates the German explorer Gustav Adolf Fischer. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 333 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park

African Stonechat
LC

African Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola torquatus

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

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

40–50% · Likely
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

30–40% · Possible
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
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
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
Redcap Robinchat
LC

Redcap Robinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha natalensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
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 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
30–40%
7 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
8 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
22 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
23 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
25 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher in Volcanoes National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 333 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher in Volcanoes National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.

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