Muscicapa aquatica
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The swamp flycatcher or swamp alseonax (Muscicapa aquatica) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its range stretches east across the Sudan (region) and south towards Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, based on 167 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and April
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Flycatcher in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, against about 30% in February, August and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Niokolo-Koba National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 300 mm in August. May–July and October have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swamp 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.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Swamp Flycatcher sightings, Niokolo-Koba National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Swamp Flycatcher that you can see in Niokolo-Koba National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Northern Black-Flycatcher (about 50%), White-crowned Robin-Chat (about 50%) and European Pied Flycatcher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swamp Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Niokolo-Koba National Park (167 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.
