Elminia albiventris
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The white-bellied crested flycatcher (Elminia albiventris) is a bird species in the family Stenostiridae; it was formerly placed with the drongos in the Dicruridae. It is native to the Western High Plateau, Bioko and the Albertine Rift montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bellied Crested-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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same genus: Elminia
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher that you can see in Virunga National Park (genus Elminia, Elminia Blue and Crested Flycatchers) are White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher (about 10%) and White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (16 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.
