Trichixos pyrropygus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The rufous-tailed shama (Copsychus pyrropygus) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in extreme southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This species was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Trichixos but was moved to Copsychus based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010. Wikipedia →
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Thailand · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Shama sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 185 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Shama in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in July and September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-tailed Shama sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Rufous-tailed Shama sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sepilok (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-tailed Shama that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are White-crowned Shama (about 50%), Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 40%) and White-crowned Forktail (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-tailed Shama is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (185 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
