Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Rhinomyias olivaceus

Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on François Desbordes' illustration · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Gunung Leuser National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

45 Verified sightings at Gunung Leuser National Park From 2019 to 2026
676 In all 5 parks
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher

The fulvous-chested jungle flycatcher (Cyornis olivaceus) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

This species was previously placed in the genus Rhinomyias but was moved to Cyornis based on the results of a 2010 molecular phylogenetic study. Image at ADW Archived 2004-05-18 at the Wayback Machine Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
2 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
3 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Gunung Leuser National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 166 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Gunung Leuser National Park?

July and August

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–June and November–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fulvous-chested Jungle 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 Gunung Leuser National Park the best place to see a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 30%).

Where does the Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (45 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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