Saxicoloides fulicatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The Indian robin (Copsychus fulicatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is widespread in the Indian subcontinent and ranges across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The males of the northern subspecies have brown backs whose extent gradually reduces southwards, with the males of the southern subspecies having all-black backs. They are commonly found in open scrub areas and often seen running along the ground or perching on low thorny shrubs and rocks. The long tail is usually held up and the chestnut undertail coverts and dark body make them easily distinguishable from pied bushchats and Oriental magpie-robins.
In 1760, the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Indian robin in his Ornithologie based on a specimen that he mistakenly believed had been collected in the Philippines. He used the French name Le grand traquet des Philippines and the Latin Rubetra Philippensis Major. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 15 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 17 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 19 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Robin sighting in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Indian Robin in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–September and November–February, the lowest months. That is one of Horton Plains National Park's wettest months, with about 370 mm of rain against 80 mm in March.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indian Robin sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
16th of 19
Of the 19 parks where we can rate Indian Robin sightings, Horton Plains National Park ranks 16th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 80%), Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 70%) and Gir National Park (India, about 70%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Indian Robin that you can see in Horton Plains National Park (family Muscicapidae, Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats) are Pied Bushchat (about 90%), Dull-blue Flycatcher (about 80%) and Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indian Robin is recorded against all the birds logged in Horton Plains National Park (24 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.
