Ficedula subrubra
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Kashmir flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It breeds in the Northwest Himalayas and winters in southern India and Sri Lanka. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva, which is its closest living relative. Males are distinctive in having a blackish border to the reddish throat while the females can easily be confused with those of F. parva.
The Kashmir flycatcher is 13 cm long, an insectivorous species closely related to the red-breasted flycatcher and sharing the habits of flicking its tail up while perching. The male has a grey-brown back with an orange-red throat, breast and flanks, bordered with black on the throat and breast. Females and first-winter birds have slightly browner upperparts, and the red of the underparts may be reduced to just a pinkish wash. The females have the tail darker than the back with white on the lower basal half of the outer feathers. The male of the similar taiga flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla, has the reddish-orange area limited to the throat and the top of the breast, and lacks the black border.
It breeds in the north... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kashmir Flycatcher sighting in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Kashmir Flycatcher in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kashmir 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Kashmir Flycatcher sightings, Horton Plains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, under 5%) and Periyar National Park (India, under 5%).
Same family: Muscicapidae
The closest relatives of the Kashmir Flycatcher 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 Kashmir Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Horton Plains National Park (38 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.
