Cossypha cyanocampter
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The blue-shouldered robin-chat (Cossypha cyanocampter) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 151 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and August–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and July, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 10%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Cossypha
The closest relatives of the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (genus Cossypha, Typical Robin-Chats) are Grey Winged Robin Chat (about 20%), Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (about 10%) and White-browed Robin-Chat (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (151 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.
