Snowy-browed Flycatcher
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Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Ficedula hyperythra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
593 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Fourteen subspecies are recognised: F. h. hyperythra (Blyth, 1843) – central Himalayas to central south China, north, central Indochina, north Thailand and Myanmar F. h. annamensis (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) – central south Vietnam F. h. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-browed Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 593 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Little Pied Flycatcher
LC

Little Pied Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula westermanni

30–40% · Possible
Mugimaki Flycatcher
LC

Mugimaki Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula mugimaki

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

Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula hodgsoni

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-chested Flycatcher
LC

Rufous-chested Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ficedula dumetoria

<5% · Rare
Narcissus Flycatcher
LC

Narcissus Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula narcissina

<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
Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinomyias gularis

40–50% · Likely
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
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhinomyias olivaceus

5–10% · With luck
Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
40–50%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
5 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
5–10%
7 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
8 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snowy-browed Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-browed Flycatcher sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 593 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Snowy-browed Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Snowy-browed Flycatcher in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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