Chestnut-capped Flycatcher

Chestnut-capped Flycatcher

Erythrocercus mccallii

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Semuliki National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

80 Verified sightings at Semuliki National Park From 2019 to 2026
85 In all 2 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chestnut-capped Flycatcher

The chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii) is a species of bird in the family Erythrocercidae. It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

E. m. mccallii: Southeast Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon and Democratic Republic of the Congo E. m. nigeriae: Sierra Leone to Guinea and southwest Nigeria E. m. congicus: East and south Democratic Republic of the Congo to w Uganda Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:09

Gabon · 2024

© Étienne Leroy · XC878162 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:54

Congo (Brazzaville) · 1994

© A. Bennett Hennessey · XC605760 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:19

Uganda · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC739663 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-capped Flycatcher in Semuliki National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-capped Flycatcher sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut-capped Flycatcher in Semuliki National Park?

October and November

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-capped Flycatcher in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, June and September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Chestnut-capped Flycatcher?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-capped 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.

Is Semuliki National Park the best place to see a Chestnut-capped Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Chestnut-capped Flycatcher sightings, Semuliki National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Chestnut-capped Flycatcher live in Semuliki National Park?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Chestnut-capped Flycatcher that you can see in Semuliki National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Crested Malimbe (about 60%), Red-tailed Greenbul (about 60%) and Western Nicator (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chestnut-capped Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-capped Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (80 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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