Ficedula zanthopygia
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The yellow-rumped flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia), also known as Korean flycatcher or tricolor flycatcher, is a species of flycatcher found in eastern Asia. A distinctive species with almost no look-alike other than the narcissus flycatcher. It breeds in eastern Asia including parts of Mongolia, Transbaikal, southern China, Korea and western Japan. They winter in parts of the Malay Peninsula and South Asia.
In all plumages the yellow rump is distinctive. The white supercilium of the male is distinctive, separating it from the narcissus flycatcher and the green-backed flycatcher. Females and first year males are olive grey above with blackish tail.
Hartert (1910) treated this species as a member of the narcissina group. Some individuals with yellow supercilium have been considered as hybrids with the narcissus flycatcher. Included in this species complex was the species called Elise's flycatcher, usually treated as a subspecies of the narcissus flycatcher. Both elisae and zanthopygia have been observed to breed separately in the same area of oak forest near Peking strengthening the case for their distinctness. There are also clear call and morphological differences... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Korean Flycatcher sighting in Hefei on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 83 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.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Korean Flycatcher in Hefei on a given day, against about 10% in July to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Korean Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 20 cities where we can rate Korean Flycatcher sightings, Hefei has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Jinhua (China, about 10%) and Daejeon (South Korea, about 10%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Korean Flycatcher that you can see in Hefei (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 50%), Red-flanked Bluetail (about 20%) and Daurian Redstart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Korean Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Hefei (21 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.
