Bradornis microrhynchus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The African grey flycatcher, grayish flycatcher, or large flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occurs in parts of East Africa. The African grey flycatcher was previously placed in the genus Melaenornis but was moved to Bradornis based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010. The subspecies B. m. pumilus is sometimes considered a full species, the Ethiopian grey flycatcher (Bradornis pumilus).
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an African Gray Flycatcher sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 246 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and April
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an African Gray Flycatcher in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Gray Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate African Gray Flycatcher sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 6th at about 30%. The best odds are in Awash National Park (Ethiopia, about 50%), Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%) and Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the African Gray Flycatcher that you can see in Tsavo West National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are White-browed Scrub Robin (about 40%), Spotted Flycatcher (about 40%) and Spotted Morning-Thrush (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Gray Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo West National Park (246 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.
