Western Nicator

Western Nicator

Nicator chloris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taï National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

8 Verified sightings at Taï National Park From 2019 to 2026
929 In all 5 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Western Nicator

The western nicator (Nicator chloris) is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae. It is very similar to the eastern nicator, but the sides of the face and crown are olive green. It is best identified by its range and some of its vocalizations.

It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It prefers well-established secondary growth forest from 700 to 1,850 metres (2,300 to 6,070 ft).

Media related to Nicator chloris at Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:03

Ivory Coast · 2026

© Étienne Leroy · XC1186885 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording0:37

Gabon · 2022

© BurBenj · XC1133129 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:45

Ghana · 2023

© Alain Verneau · XC792636 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
3 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~10%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Western Nicator in Taï National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Nicator sighting in Taï National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 74 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

What time of day is best to see a Western Nicator?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Nicator 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 Taï National Park the best place to see a Western Nicator?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Western Nicator sightings, Taï National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 60%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%).

Where does the Western Nicator sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Western Nicator is recorded against all the birds logged in Taï National Park (8 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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