Ficedula elisae
Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The green-backed flycatcher (Ficedula elisae) is a bird in the family Muscicapidae, which contains the Old World flycatchers. It was long considered to be a subspecies of the narcissus flycatcher, but morphological and acoustical differences between the two indicate they are instead separate species. It breeds in northeastern China and winters in southeast Asia.
"F. beijingnica", proposed as a separate species called Beijing flycatcher or Peking flycatcher, is now considered by experts to be the first-summer male of this species and thus no longer a valid taxon. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Beijing | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Flycatcher sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 155 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 85th most-seen of the 228 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Flycatcher in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in April to November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-backed 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.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green-backed Flycatcher sightings, Kuala Lumpur has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Guangzhou (China, under 5%) and Beijing (China, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-backed Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kuala Lumpur (155 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.
