Muscicapa aquatica
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In 3 days <5%
The swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax (Muscicapa aquatica) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its range stretches east across the Sudan (region) and south towards Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 337th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher in Kibale National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swamp 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.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Swamp Flycatcher sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 40%), Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Muscicapa
The closest relatives of the Swamp Flycatcher that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Muscicapa, Muscicapa Flycatchers) are African Dusky Flycatcher (about 20%), Dusky-blue Flycatcher (about 10%) and Cassin's Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swamp Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (9 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.
