Eumyias albicaudatus
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Nilgiri flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus) is an Old World flycatcher with a very restricted range in the hills of southern India. It was formerly referred to as the Nilgiri verditer flycatcher because of its similarity to the verditer flycatcher, a winter migrant to the Nilgiris, which, however, has distinct dark lores and a lighter shade of blue. There are two small white patches at the base of the tail. It is found mainly in the higher altitude shola forests of the Western Ghats and the Nilgiris.
This small and somewhat long-tailed flycatcher is about 13 cm (5.1 in). It is dark steely indigo blue with some violet-blue on the forehead and darker lores. It is much darker than the verditer flycatcher and does not have as strong a contrast in the pale face and black lores. The female is duller with dark brown on the upperparts and dark grey below. The two central tail feathers are blue and the lateral feathers are dark brown and edged with indigo. The bases of the outer tail feathers are white but this is not easily visible when the bird is sitting. The wing feathers are dark brown with a narrow outer fringe of blue. The juvenile is dark brown with creamy spots... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Nilgiri Flycatcher sighting in Eravikulam National Park on a given day, based on 297 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 116 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Nilgiri Flycatcher in Eravikulam National Park on a given day, against about 30% in March, the lowest month. That is one of Eravikulam National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 450 mm in July.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nilgiri Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Nilgiri Flycatcher sightings, Eravikulam National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Mudumalai National Park (India, under 5%) and Periyar National Park (India, under 5%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Nilgiri Flycatcher that you can see in Eravikulam National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Pied Bushchat (about 70%), White-bellied Blue Robin (about 70%) and Malabar Whistling-Thrush (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nilgiri Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Eravikulam National Park (297 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.
