Elminia albicauda
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The white-tailed blue flycatcher (Elminia albicauda) is a species of bird in the family Stenostiridae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and dry savanna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 156 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 218th most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and July–August, the lowest months. That is one of Ngorongoro Conservation Area's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tailed Blue-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.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 30%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Superb Starling (about 60%), Baglafecht Weaver (about 40%) and Rufous-tailed Weaver (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (156 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.
