Ferruginous Flycatcher

Ferruginous Flycatcher

Muscicapa ferruginea

Silhouette: Ekytza · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Phnom Penh

In 3 days <5%

18 Verified sightings at Phnom Penh
406 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Ferruginous Flycatcher

The ferruginous flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the eastern Himalayas, the Purvanchal Range and central/southern China; it winters to Hainan and Southeast Asia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:34

China · 2024

© Peter Boesman · XC916336 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:40

Taiwan · 2017

© Weiting Liu · XC371103 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:07

China · 2021

© Ray Tsu 诸仁 · XC713274 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%
2 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
<5%
3 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
<5%
6 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
7 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Ferruginous Flycatcher in Phnom Penh?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Flycatcher sighting in Phnom Penh on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 136th most-seen of the 154 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Ferruginous Flycatcher in Phnom Penh?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ferruginous Flycatcher in Phnom Penh on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of Phnom Penh's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 190 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Ferruginous Flycatcher?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ferruginous 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.

Is Phnom Penh the best place to see a Ferruginous Flycatcher?

Among the best

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Ferruginous Flycatcher sightings, Phnom Penh ranks 5th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, under 5%), Chengdu (China, under 5%) and Bangkok (Thailand, under 5%).

Where does the Ferruginous Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ferruginous Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Phnom Penh (18 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.

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