Bradornis pallidus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 →
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Flycatcher sighting in Mombasa on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 146 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Flycatcher in Mombasa on a given day, against about 30% in June and November–February, the lowest months. Those are among Mombasa's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Pale Flycatcher sightings, Mombasa has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kigali (Rwanda, about 10%) and Kampala (Uganda, under 5%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Pale Flycatcher that you can see in Mombasa (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are White-browed Robin-Chat (about 60%), White-browed Scrub Robin (about 40%) and Spotted Flycatcher (about 20%), 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 Mombasa (90 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.
