Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Ficedula hyperythra

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Doi Inthanon National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

902 Verified sightings at Doi Inthanon National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,541 In all 11 parks
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Snowy-browed Flycatcher

The snowy-browed flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Fourteen subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:35

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1104284 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:27

China · 2023

© Dave GUO · XC894194 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:26

Malaysia · 2020

© Jani Sleutel · XC534785 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
3 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
6 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
8 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
9 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chengdu 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
3 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Snowy-browed Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-browed Flycatcher sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 902 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Snowy-browed Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park?

July

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-browed Flycatcher in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Doi Inthanon National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Snowy-browed Flycatcher?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Snowy-browed Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Doi Inthanon National Park the best place to see a Snowy-browed Flycatcher?

2nd of 11

Of the 11 parks where we can rate Snowy-browed Flycatcher sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Snowy-browed Flycatcher live in Doi Inthanon National Park?

Same genus: Ficedula

The closest relatives of the Snowy-browed Flycatcher that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (genus Ficedula, Ficedula Flycatchers) are Taiga Flycatcher (about 30%), Little Pied Flycatcher (about 30%) and Slaty-backed Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Snowy-browed Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Snowy-browed Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (902 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.

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