Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusFicedula (Ficedula Flycatchers)
- SpeciesFicedula albicilla (Taiga Flycatcher)
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 Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 769 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
Ficedula hyperythra
Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni
Slaty-backed Flycatcher
Ficedula erithacus
Slaty-blue Flycatcher
Ficedula tricolor
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ficedula strophiata
Sapphire Flycatcher
Ficedula sapphira
Mugimaki Flycatcher
Ficedula mugimaki
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
White-browed Shortwing
Brachypteryx montana
Large Niltava
Niltava grandis
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Taiga Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park?
About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Taiga Flycatcher sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 769 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Taiga Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Taiga Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.