Erythropygia leucosticta
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The forest scrub robin (Tychaedon leucosticta) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is disjunctly present throughout the African tropical rainforest. This species was formerly placed in the genus Cercotrichas.
Four subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Scrub-Robin sighting in Taï National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th most-seen of the 74 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Scrub-Robin 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Forest Scrub-Robin sightings, Taï National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Forest Scrub-Robin that you can see in Taï National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Cassin's Flycatcher (about 20%), Dahomey Forest Robin (about 20%) and Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Scrub-Robin is recorded against all the birds logged in Taï National Park (7 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.
