Sooty Flycatcher

Sooty Flycatcher

Artomyias fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Odzala-Kokoua National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%

10 Verified sightings at Odzala-Kokoua National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
September Best month

About the Sooty Flycatcher

The sooty flycatcher (Artomyias fuliginosa) is a species of bird in the Old world flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Global Distribution

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Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Flycatcher in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Flycatcher sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 75 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sooty Flycatcher in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?

September

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Flycatcher in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Odzala-Kokoua National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 50 mm in January.

Where else can you see a Sooty Flycatcher?

Only Odzala-Kokoua National Park, in our data

Odzala-Kokoua National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sooty Flycatcher sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Sooty Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sooty Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (10 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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