Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Rhinomyias olivaceus

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
170 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Cyornis olivaceus) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species was previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but was moved to Cyornis based on the results of a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 170 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinomyias gularis

40–50% · Likely
Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinomyias umbratilis

<5% · Rare
Philippine jungle flycatcher

Philippine jungle flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhinomyias ruficauda

<5% · Rare
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
LC

Bornean Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus borneensis

50–60% · Likely
Little Pied Flycatcher
LC

Little Pied Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula westermanni

30–40% · Possible
Snowy-browed Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula hyperythra

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

20–30% · Possible
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

10–20% · With luck
Mugimaki Flycatcher
LC

Mugimaki Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula mugimaki

5–10% · With luck
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

5–10% · With luck
Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher
LC

Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula hodgsoni

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
3 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 170 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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