Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Myioparus plumbeus

Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Mikumi National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

16 Verified sightings at Mikumi National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,419 In all 21 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Grey Tit-Flycatcher

The grey tit-flycatcher (Fraseria plumbea) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It has an extensive but patchy distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. It is widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa (rare in southern and the Horn of Africa).

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Grey tit-flycatcher - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Ivory Coast · 2026

© Étienne Leroy · XC1186489 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Senegal · 2026

© Peter Boesman · XC1082058 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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South Africa · 2023

© Ehren Eksteen · XC845532 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~10%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~10%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
6 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~10%
8 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
10 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
13 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
15 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
21 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Tit-Flycatcher in Mikumi National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Tit-Flycatcher sighting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 148th most-seen of the 261 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Grey Tit-Flycatcher in Mikumi National Park?

October and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Tit-Flycatcher in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Grey Tit-Flycatcher?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey Tit-Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Mikumi National Park the best place to see a Grey Tit-Flycatcher?

8th of 21

Of the 21 parks where we can rate Grey Tit-Flycatcher sightings, Mikumi National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 20%), Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Grey Tit-Flycatcher live in Mikumi National Park?

Same family: Muscicapidae

The closest relatives of the Grey Tit-Flycatcher that you can see in Mikumi National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are White-headed Black-Chat (about 30%), Collared Palmthrush (about 30%) and Southern Black Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grey Tit-Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grey Tit-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Mikumi National Park (16 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.

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