Western Nicator

Western Nicator

Nicator chloris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kampala

In 3 days <5%

11 Verified sightings at Kampala
929 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Western Nicator

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).

Media related to Nicator chloris at Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:03

Ivory Coast · 2026

© Étienne Leroy · XC1186885 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording0:37

Gabon · 2022

© BurBenj · XC1133129 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:45

Ghana · 2023

© Alain Verneau · XC792636 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
3 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~10%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Western Nicator in Kampala?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Nicator sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 263rd most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Western Nicator in Kampala?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Western Nicator in Kampala on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Western Nicator?

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.

Where else can you see a Western Nicator?

Only Kampala, in our data

Kampala is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Western Nicator sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Western Nicator live in Kampala?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Western Nicator that you can see in Kampala (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 80%), African Thrush (about 70%) and Pied Crow (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Western Nicator sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Western Nicator is recorded against all the birds logged in Kampala (11 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.

← Back to Kampala