Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

Rusty-tailed Flycatcher

Muscicapa ruficauda

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
17 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The rusty-tailed flycatcher (Ficedula ruficauda) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found mainly in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent and some parts of southwest India, as well as pockets of Central Asia including Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The species is partially migratory, with the Central Asian populations migrating to India, as far as the southwest Indian coast along the Arabian Sea, to Karnataka and Kerala. Other populations, especially those across the lower Himalayas, remain in their native regions year-round and breed there. The species is also an occasional vagrant to other areas in India. The rusty-tailed flycatcher is 14 cm (5.5 in) in length and weighs 11–16 g (0.39–0.56 oz). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

10–20% · With luck
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Brown-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa muttui

<5% · Rare
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

30–40% · Possible
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

10–20% · With luck
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

5–10% · With luck
Malabar Whistling-Thrush
LC Endemic

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus horsfieldii

5–10% · With luck
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

5–10% · With luck
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

5–10% · Rare
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

White-bellied Blue Flycatcher

Bird

Cyornis pallidipes

<5% · Rare
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Monticola cinclorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Red-breasted Flycatcher
LC

Red-breasted Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ficedula parva

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
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 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 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
6 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rusty-tailed Flycatcher in Nagarhole National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-tailed Flycatcher sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rusty-tailed Flycatcher in Nagarhole National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-tailed Flycatcher in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.

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