Sheppardia aequatorialis
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The equatorial akalat (Sheppardia aequatorialis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. S. a. acholiensis : Imatong Mountains S. a. aequatorialis : eastern DRC, southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and western Kenya. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Equatorial Akalat sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 384 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 79th 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Equatorial Akalat in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January and March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Equatorial Akalat sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Equatorial Akalat sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Equatorial Akalat that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are African Dusky Flycatcher (about 50%), White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher (about 50%) and Dusky-blue Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Equatorial Akalat is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (384 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.
