Dusky-blue Flycatcher

Dusky-blue Flycatcher

Muscicapa comitata

Silhouette: Ekytza · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kakum National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

71 Verified sightings at Kakum National Park From 2019 to 2026
810 In all 5 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Dusky-blue Flycatcher

The dusky-blue flycatcher (Bradornis comitatus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has a wide range of presence across the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Sounds

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Uganda · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC739837 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Gabon · 2021

© BurBenj · XC677333 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Uganda · 2018

© Andrew Spencer · XC430447 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
2 Kakum National Park 🇬🇭 Ghana
~10%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
4 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
5 Queen Elizabeth 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 Dusky-blue Flycatcher in Kakum National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-blue Flycatcher sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 137th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Dusky-blue Flycatcher in Kakum National Park?

August and September

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-blue Flycatcher in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–July and October–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Dusky-blue Flycatcher?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky-blue 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 Kakum National Park the best place to see a Dusky-blue Flycatcher?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Dusky-blue Flycatcher sightings, Kakum National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%).

Where does the Dusky-blue Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Dusky-blue Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (71 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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