Swamp Flycatcher

Where to see

Swamp Flycatcher

Muscicapa aquatica

Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Swamp Flycatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~40%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
3 Mole National Park 🇬🇭 Ghana
~30%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Swamp Flycatcher?

Niokolo-Koba National Park

In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Swamp Flycatcher?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January and April in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 50%), June in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 50%) and February in Mole National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Swamp Flycatcher on a given day. Each park's Swamp Flycatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.