Bradornis pallidus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 →
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Flycatcher sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Flycatcher in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, October and December, the lowest months.
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.
6th of 32
Of the 32 parks where we can rate Pale Flycatcher sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 30%), uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Pale 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (55 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.
