
Spotted Flycatcher
The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.
Spesie-insigte
Most records Nov to Mar
When Spotted Flycatcher sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 864 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Limpopo and beyond
Provinces where Spotted Flycatcher is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
864 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Spotted Flycatcher aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
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Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
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Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Spotted Flycatcher hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Rolling green hills, dairy farms, and pottery studios
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Spotted Flycatcher te vind
Gashere het die Spotted Flycatcher gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Beste tye van die dag
- Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
- Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.
Waar om oor te bly
- Western CapeSelfryMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Western Cape
- LimpopoSelfryVerblyfplekke in Limpopo
- Northern CapeSelfryMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Northern Cape
- Eastern CapeBegeleide ritteMalariavryVerblyfplekke in Eastern Cape
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Begeleide ritte van ’n lodge af
’n Gids wat weet waar om te kyk, met veldritte en nagritte in die privaat reservate.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Muscicapa striata
Waarnemings
864
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Spotted Flycatcher op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Spotted Flycatcher in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Spotted Flycatcher at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Spotted Flycatcher in South Africa?
The Spotted Flycatcher is most recorded in Limpopo (29% of records), Mpumalanga (22% of records), Gauteng (17% of records), based on 864 iNaturalist observations. 43 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Spotted Flycatcher on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Spotted Flycatcher?
Sightings of the Spotted Flycatcher peak from Nov to Mar, based on 864 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the Spotted Flycatcher?
The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range.




























