Erythrocercus livingstonei
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Livingstone's Flycatcher sighting in Mana Pools National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 275 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.
November and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Livingstone's Flycatcher in Mana Pools National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Mana Pools National Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against almost none in August. March has 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Livingstone's Flycatcher sightings, Mana Pools National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Livingstone's Flycatcher that you can see in Mana Pools National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Meves's Glossy-starling (about 70%), Fork-tailed Drongo (about 60%) 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 Mana Pools National Park (54 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.
