Eumyias thalassinus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher. It is found from the Himalayas through Southeast Asia to Sumatra. This species is named after its distinctive shade of copper-sulphate blue and has a dark patch between the eyes and above the bill base. The adult males are intense blue on all areas of the body, except for the black eye-patch and grey vent. Adult females and sub-adults are lighter blue.
The verditer flycatcher is also interesting among the flycatchers in that they forage above the canopy level and perch on electric wires or exposed tree top branches. This species was earlier placed in the genus Muscicapa and it has been suggested that it is closer to the Niltava flycatchers. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhubaneshwar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kathmandu | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Jabalpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Gwalior | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Guiyang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Dehradun | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Lucknow | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Kunming | 🇨🇳 China |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Verditer Flycatcher sighting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 49th most-seen of the 109 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Verditer Flycatcher in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on a given day, against about 10% in January and March–October, the lowest months. Those are among Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in July.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Verditer Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 41 cities where we can rate Verditer Flycatcher sightings, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bhubaneshwar (India, about 20%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Verditer Flycatcher that you can see in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Indian Robin (about 40%), Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 20%) and Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Verditer Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (29 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
