Bradornis mariquensis
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Marico flycatcher or Mariqua flycatcher (Bradornis mariquensis) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found in areas of southern Africa. The Marico 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 is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mariqua Flycatcher sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, based on 400 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 122 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Mariqua Flycatcher in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on a given day, against about 20% in March, the lowest month. Those are among Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 40 mm in January. May has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mariqua 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 9 parks where we can rate Mariqua Flycatcher sightings, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 50%) and Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mariqua Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (400 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.
