Sheppardia aequatorialis
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The equatorial akalat (Sheppardia aequatorialis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. S. a. acholiensis : Imatong Mountains S. a. aequatorialis : eastern DRC, southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and western Kenya. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Equatorial Akalat sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 237 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 252 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Equatorial Akalat in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–May and November, the lowest months. Those are among Nyungwe National Park's wettest months, with about 470 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Equatorial Akalat sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Equatorial Akalat sightings, Nyungwe National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Equatorial Akalat that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are African Dusky Flycatcher (about 60%), White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher (about 50%) and African Stonechat (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Equatorial Akalat is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (237 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.
