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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Taiga Flycatcher sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 498 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Cyornis tickelliae
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Indian Chat
Oenanthe fusca
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Monticola cinclorhynchus
📅 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 Kanha National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taiga Flycatcher sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 498 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Taiga Flycatcher in Kanha National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Taiga Flycatcher in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.