Brown-breasted Flycatcher
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Brown-breasted Flycatcher

Muscicapa muttui

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
19 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown-breasted flycatcher or Layard's flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species breeds in north eastern India, central and Southern China and northern Burma and Thailand, and migrates to southern India and Sri Lanka. It forages for insects below the forest canopy, often close to the forest floor. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

<5% · Rare
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

90–100% · Very likely
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

70–80% · Very likely
Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush
EN

Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus blighi

50–60% · Likely
Indian Blue Robin

Indian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia brunnea

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

10–20% · With luck
Kashmir Flycatcher
VU

Kashmir Flycatcher

Bird

Ficedula subrubra

5–10% · With luck
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

5–10% · Rare
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

<5% · Rare
Sri Lanka White-eye
LC

Sri Lanka White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops ceylonensis

90–100% · Very likely
Yellow-eared Bulbul
LC

Yellow-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus penicillatus

80–90% · Very likely
Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

80–90% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
6 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
12 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
13 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
14 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Horton Plains National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Horton Plains National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.

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