White-browed Forest-Flycatcher

White-browed Forest-Flycatcher

Fraseria cinerascens

Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Chinko Conservation Area

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

5 Verified sightings at Chinko Conservation Area From 2019 to 2026
11 In all 2 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-browed Forest-Flycatcher

The white-browed forest flycatcher (Fraseria cinerascens) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found throughout the intra-tropical rainforest of Sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps.

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Sounds

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Liberia · 2025

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Sierra Leone · 2022

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chinko Conservation Area 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
~10%
2 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-browed Forest-Flycatcher in Chinko Conservation Area?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Forest-Flycatcher 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.

When is the best time to see a White-browed Forest-Flycatcher in Chinko Conservation Area?

June

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Forest-Flycatcher in Chinko Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–February, the lowest months. That is one of Chinko Conservation Area's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against almost none in January.

What time of day is best to see a White-browed Forest-Flycatcher?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed Forest-Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chinko Conservation Area the best place to see a White-browed Forest-Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate White-browed Forest-Flycatcher sightings, Chinko Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 10%).

Which relatives of the White-browed Forest-Flycatcher live in Chinko Conservation Area?

Same family: Muscicapidae

The closest relatives of the White-browed Forest-Flycatcher that you can see in Chinko Conservation Area (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Sooty Chat (about 50%), White-fronted Black Chat (about 20%) and Familiar Chat (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-browed Forest-Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-browed Forest-Flycatcher 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.

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