Little Pied Flycatcher

Little Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula westermanni

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Guwahati

In 3 days <5%

6 Verified sightings at Guwahati
2,500 In all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Little Pied Flycatcher

The little pied flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. The species was given the binomial Muscicapula westermanni by R.B. Sharpe in 1888 based on a specimen collected by Leonard Ray in Malaysia and named after Gerardus Frederik Westerman.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call1:06

India · 2019

© Peter Boesman · XC472715 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:17

Philippines · 2026

© Kelle Moreau · XC1162467 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:09

India · 2020

© Dhyey Shah · XC536449 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
3 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~10%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
<5%
2 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Little Pied Flycatcher in Guwahati?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pied Flycatcher sighting in Guwahati on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 178th most-seen of the 185 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Little Pied Flycatcher in Guwahati?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pied Flycatcher in Guwahati on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Little Pied Flycatcher?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Pied Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Guwahati the best place to see a Little Pied Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Little Pied Flycatcher sightings, Guwahati has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Kathmandu (Nepal, under 5%).

Where does the Little Pied Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Little Pied Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Guwahati (6 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.

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