Cyornis rufigastra
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The mangrove blue flycatcher (Cyornis rufigastra) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Clements splits the Kalao blue flycatcher, Cyornis kalaoensis into a distinct species. The IOC still lists it as a subspecies of the mangrove blue flycatcher. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 107 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 89th most-seen of the 191 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher in Manila on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mangrove Blue-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 3 cities where we can rate Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher sightings, Manila ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, under 5%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher that you can see in Manila (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Philippine Magpie-Robin (about 10%) and Gray-streaked Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Manila (107 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.
