Erythrocercus livingstonei
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Livingstone's flycatcher (Erythrocercus livingstonei) is a species of bird in the family Erythrocercidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
Livingstone's flycatcher - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Livingstone's Flycatcher sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 241 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.
July and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Livingstone's Flycatcher in Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–June and August–October, the lowest months. February and March have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Livingstone's 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Livingstone's Flycatcher sightings, Lower Zambezi National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 10%), Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 10%) and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Livingstone's Flycatcher that you can see in Lower Zambezi National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Meves's Glossy-starling (about 70%), Fork-tailed Drongo (about 70%) and Common Bulbul (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Livingstone's Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Lower Zambezi National Park (12 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.
