Trochocercus nitens
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
The blue-headed crested flycatcher (Trochocercus nitens) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae, native to the African tropical forest. Formerly, some authorities have placed the blue-headed crested flycatcher in the genus Terpsiphone. Alternate names include the blue-headed flycatcher and blue-headed paradise-flycatcher.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 280 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.
October to December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, June and August, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-headed Crested-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.
Only Semuliki National Park, in our data
Semuliki National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Monarchidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher that you can see in Semuliki National Park (family Monarchidae, Monarch Flycatchers) are Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (about 50%) and African Paradise-Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (93 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.
