White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher
Elminia albonotata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyStenostiridae (Fairy Flycatchers)
- GenusElminia (Elminia Blue and Crested Flycatchers)
- SpeciesElminia albonotata (White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher)
The white-tailed crested flycatcher (Elminia albonotata) is a species of bird in the flycatcher family Stenostiridae. It has a discontinuous distribution in eastern Africa. There are three subspecies, E. a. albonotata of central Kenya, and Uganda through to south west Tanzania; E. a. subvaerulea, which ranges from southern Kenya to Malawi and E. a. swynnertoni of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher
Elminia albicauda
White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher
Elminia albiventris
African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
Dusky Crested-Flycatcher
Elminia nigromitrata
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 8 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 9 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher in Volcanoes National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher in Volcanoes National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.