Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 374 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

Accepted Answer

January and March. In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and September–October, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher?

Accepted Answer

Between 6 and 9 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the best place to see a Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher?

Accepted Answer

2nd of 7. Of the 7 parks where we can rate Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher live in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Platysteiridae. The closest relatives of the Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Platysteiridae, Wattle-eyes and Batises) are Brown-throated Wattle-eye (about 30%), Chinspot Batis (about 30%) and Rwenzori Batis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (374 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~40%
2	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
3	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
4	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
5	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
6	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
7	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	~10%
2	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
3	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	~10%

Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

About the Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Sounds

Recent sightings of Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Chinspot Batis

Rwenzori Batis

Chestnut Wattle-eye

African Shrike-flycatcher

Black-throated Wattle-eye

Northern Double-collared Sunbird

Common Bulbul

Black Sawwing

Green White-eye

Lühder's Bushshrike

African Dusky Flycatcher

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