Nicator chloris
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The western nicator (Nicator chloris) is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae. It is very similar to the eastern nicator, but the sides of the face and crown are olive green. It is best identified by its range and some of its vocalizations.
It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It prefers well-established secondary growth forest from 700 to 1,850 metres (2,300 to 6,070 ft).
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 4 | Chinko Conservation Area | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | |
| 5 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Nicator sighting in Chinko Conservation Area on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 47 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and December–March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Nicator in Chinko Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–November, the lowest months. Those are among Chinko Conservation Area's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Nicator sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Western Nicator sightings, Chinko Conservation Area ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 60%), Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Kakum National Park (Ghana, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Western Nicator that you can see in Chinko Conservation Area (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Fork-tailed Drongo (about 60%), Common Bulbul (about 50%) and Sooty Chat (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Nicator is recorded against all the birds logged in Chinko Conservation Area (5 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.
