Brown-breasted Flycatcher
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Brown-breasted Flycatcher

Muscicapa muttui

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
598 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown-breasted flycatcher or Layard's flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The species breeds in north eastern India, central and Southern China and northern Burma and Thailand, and migrates to southern India and Sri Lanka. It forages for insects below the forest canopy, often close to the forest floor. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 598 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Asian Brown Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Muscicapa latirostris

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

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

30–40% · Possible
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

10–20% · With luck
Indian Blue Robin

Indian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia brunnea

5–10% · With luck
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

<5% · Rare
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

<5% · Rare
Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush
EN

Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus blighi

<5% · Rare
Kashmir Flycatcher
VU

Kashmir Flycatcher

Bird

Ficedula subrubra

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
6 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
12 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
13 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
14 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 598 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Brown-breasted Flycatcher in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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