Ficedula elisae
Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Flycatcher sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 103 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 298 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 Green-backed Flycatcher in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Green-backed Flycatcher sightings, Singapore ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 10%), 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 Singapore (103 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.
