Taiga Flycatcher
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Taiga Flycatcher

Ficedula albicilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
458 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The taiga flycatcher or red-throated flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a migratory bird in the family Muscicapidae. The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811. The female has brown upper parts with a blackish tail flanked by white. The breast is buffish with underparts mostly white. The male has ear coverts and sides of the neck blue-tinged grey with breeding males having orange-red coloration on the throats. Unlike the taiga flycatcher, the female of the similar red-breasted flycatcher has a brown tail while the red colour in breeding males extends to the breast in the red-breasted flycatcher. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Taiga Flycatcher sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 458 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Slaty-blue Flycatcher
LC

Slaty-blue Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula tricolor

<5% · Rare
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
LC

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula strophiata

<5% · Rare
Little Pied Flycatcher
LC

Little Pied Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula westermanni

<5% · Rare
Ultramarine Flycatcher
LC

Ultramarine Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula superciliaris

<5% · Rare
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

40–50% · Likely
Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saxicola maurus

30–40% · Possible
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

20–30% · Possible
White-tailed Stonechat
LC

White-tailed Stonechat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola leucurus

10–20% · With luck
Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis poliogenys

10–20% · With luck
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
13 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
5–10%
14 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
15 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
16 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
17 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
18 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
20 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
23 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
25 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
26 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
27 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Taiga Flycatcher in Chitwan National Park?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Taiga Flycatcher sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 458 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Taiga Flycatcher in Chitwan National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Taiga Flycatcher in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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