Smithornis rufolateralis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The rufous-sided broadbill (Smithornis rufolateralis) is a species of bird in the family Calyptomenidae. It is sparsely distributed throughout the Guineo-Congolian region. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-sided Broadbill sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 120th most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, July and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-sided Broadbill in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-sided Broadbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Semuliki National Park, in our data
Semuliki National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rufous-sided Broadbill sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Rufous-sided Broadbill 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-sided Broadbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (50 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.
