Dioptrornis fischeri
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The white-eyed slaty flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri) is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is native to the African highlands from Ethiopia and Kenya through Rwanda to eastern Zaire and Malawi. The sub-species M. f. toruensis occurs in Rwanda and Burundi and has an inconspicuous eye-ring.
The specific epithet commemorates the German explorer Gustav Adolf Fischer. http://www.kenyabirds.org.uk/slaty.htm Archived 2007-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher in Virunga National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April–May, August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Virunga National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 250 mm in May.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 9th at about 20%. The best odds are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 60%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 50%) and Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher that you can see in Virunga National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are White-browed Robin-Chat (about 20%), African Dusky Flycatcher (about 20%) and White-starred Robin (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (88 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.
