Bradornis pallidus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The pale flycatcher (Agricola pallidus) is a passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, native to Sub-Saharan Africa. The pale flycatcher was previously placed in the genus Bradornis but was moved to Melaenornis based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010. It was subsequently moved to the genus Agricola based on a study published in 2023.
It is widely present across Sub-Saharan Africa, although absent in the Congo Basin and Southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Pale flycatcher - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Flycatcher sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 227th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Flycatcher in Kampala on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Pale Flycatcher sightings, Kampala ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Mombasa (Kenya, about 40%) and Kigali (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Pale Flycatcher that you can see in Kampala (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Northern Black-Flycatcher (about 40%), White-browed Robin-Chat (about 30%) and Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kampala (15 verified sightings), 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.
