Blue-and-white Flycatcher
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Blue-and-white Flycatcher

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
11 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana) is a migratory songbird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species is also known as the Japanese flycatcher. It breeds in Japan, Korea, and in parts of north eastern China and the Russian Far East. It winters in South East Asia, especially in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo. This species has been recorded as a vagrant from the Sinharaja Rainforest in Sri Lanka in 2014. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-white Flycatcher sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Zappey's Flycatcher
NT

Zappey's Flycatcher

Bird

Cyanoptila cumatilis

Insufficient data
Taiga Flycatcher
LC

Taiga Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula albicilla

30–40% · Possible
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

30–40% · Possible
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

30–40% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

20–30% · Possible
Blue Rock-Thrush
LC

Blue Rock-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Monticola solitarius

20–30% · Possible
Hill Blue Flycatcher
LC

Hill Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis whitei

10–20% · With luck
Hainan Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Hainan Blue-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis hainanus

10–20% · With luck
Amur Stonechat

Amur Stonechat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola stejnegeri

10–20% · With luck
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

10–20% · With luck
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

10–20% · With luck
Javan Blue Flycatcher
CR

Javan Blue Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis banyumas

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
9 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
10 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-and-white Flycatcher in Khao Yai National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-white Flycatcher sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-and-white Flycatcher in Khao Yai National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Blue-and-white Flycatcher in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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