Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Myioparus plumbeus

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

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

In 3 days ~10%

8 Verified sightings at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park From 2019 to 2026
1,419 In all 21 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Grey Tit-Flycatcher

The grey tit-flycatcher (Fraseria plumbea) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has an extensive but patchy distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. It is widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa (rare in southern and the Horn of Africa).

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Grey tit-flycatcher - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Ivory Coast · 2026

© Étienne Leroy · XC1186489 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:59

Senegal · 2026

© Peter Boesman · XC1082058 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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South Africa · 2023

© Ehren Eksteen · XC845532 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~10%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~10%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
6 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~10%
8 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
10 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
13 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
15 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Tit-Flycatcher in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Tit-Flycatcher sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Grey Tit-Flycatcher in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Tit-Flycatcher in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Grey Tit-Flycatcher?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey Tit-Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park the best place to see a Grey Tit-Flycatcher?

17th of 21

Of the 21 parks where we can rate Grey Tit-Flycatcher sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 17th at under 5%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%), Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Grey Tit-Flycatcher live in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

Same family: Muscicapidae

The closest relatives of the Grey Tit-Flycatcher that you can see in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are White-browed Scrub Robin (about 30%), Mocking Cliff Chat (about 30%) and African Stonechat (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grey Tit-Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grey Tit-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (8 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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