Ficedula erithacus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the eastern Himalayas, central China, Yunnan; it winters to northern Indochina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is omnivorous. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Flycatcher sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 699 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Doi Inthanon National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 340 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slaty-backed Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Slaty-backed Flycatcher sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 40%).
Same genus: Ficedula
The closest relatives of the Slaty-backed Flycatcher that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (genus Ficedula, Ficedula Flycatchers) are Taiga Flycatcher (about 30%), Snowy-browed Flycatcher (about 30%) and Little Pied Flycatcher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slaty-backed Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (699 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.
