Indian Robin

Indian Robin

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
276 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian robin (Copsychus fulicatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is widespread in the Indian subcontinent and ranges across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The males of the northern subspecies have brown backs whose extent gradually reduces southwards, with the males of the southern subspecies having all-black backs. They are commonly found in open scrub areas and often seen running along the ground or perching on low thorny shrubs and rocks. The long tail is usually held up and the chestnut undertail coverts and dark body make them easily distinguishable from pied bushchats and Oriental magpie-robins. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Robin sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 276 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cyornis tickelliae

10–20% · With luck
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

5–10% · With luck
Indian Blue Robin

Indian Blue Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Luscinia brunnea

<5% · Rare
Blue-throated Flycatcher
LC

Blue-throated Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyornis rubeculoides

<5% · Rare
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

Insufficient data
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Terpsiphone paradisi

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Bulbul
LC Endemic

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

40–50% · Likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
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 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
4 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
12 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
13 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
17 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Robin in Wilpattu National Park?

About 63% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Robin sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 276 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Robin in Wilpattu National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Indian Robin in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.

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