Erythropygia hartlaubi
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The brown-backed scrub robin (Cercotrichas hartlaubi) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Its natural habitat is moist savanna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-backed Scrub Robin sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 256th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-backed Scrub Robin in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–December, the lowest months. Those are among Kidepo Valley National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in July. April and May have too few records to rate.
7th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Brown-backed Scrub Robin sightings, Kidepo Valley National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 10%), Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-backed Scrub Robin is recorded against all the birds logged in Kidepo Valley National Park (10 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.
