Ficedula superciliaris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The ultramarine flycatcher or the white-browed blue flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris) is a small arboreal Old World flycatcher in the Ficedula genus. Its breeding range extends from eastern Afghanistan to the Hengduan Mountains; it winters in India and northwestern Indochina.
Somewhat smaller in size than a sparrow (c. 10 cm) and with a stocky build. The male is deep blue above, sides of head and neck are deep blue, and a prominent white patch runs from centre of throat, through breast to belly. The amount of white on the brow and tail show clinal variation from West to East along the Himalayan foothills, which is sometimes taken to distinguish three subspecies:
The western subspecies from the western Himalayas has a distinctive white supercilium and white bases to the outer tail feathers. The eastern subspecies (Ficedula superciliaris aestigma) from the eastern Himalayas lacks distinct white patches.
The population from the south Assam hills (sometimes designated a third subspecies cleta) completely lack any supercilium. Usually singly, though sometimes in mixed hunting parties in the winter. Keeps largely to the low trees and bushes, feeding among the foliage... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ultramarine Flycatcher sighting in Jabalpur on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 185 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ultramarine Flycatcher in Jabalpur on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months. Those are among Jabalpur's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 410 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ultramarine Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Ultramarine Flycatcher sightings, Jabalpur ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Karachi (Pakistan, about 10%).
Same genus: Ficedula
The closest relatives of the Ultramarine Flycatcher that you can see in Jabalpur (genus Ficedula, Ficedula Flycatchers) are Red-breasted Flycatcher (about 30%), Taiga Flycatcher (about 20%) and Kashmir Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ultramarine Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Jabalpur (72 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.
