Eumyias thalassinus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Verditer Flycatcher sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 171st most-seen of the 214 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Verditer Flycatcher in Kaohsiung on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
38th of 41
Of the 41 cities where we can rate Verditer Flycatcher sightings, Kaohsiung ranks 38th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bhubaneshwar (India, about 20%), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (India, about 20%) and Kathmandu (Nepal, about 10%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Verditer Flycatcher that you can see in Kaohsiung (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 60%), White-rumped Shama (about 50%) and Blue Rock-Thrush (about 10%), 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 Kaohsiung (24 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.
