Ficedula strophiata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is native to the Himalayas and Patkai ranges, central/southern China, northern Indochina and eastern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The rufous-gorgeted flycatcher is also common in the northern Kachin State of Myanmar, in temperate forest areas near boreal mountains. They spend winters in places like Thailand, North Laos, and Vietnam, and the Himalayas are a major breeding range. They perform altitudinal migrations.
As the name denotes, they are known for their reddish brown color with a distinctly colored patch on their throat. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher sighting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, based on 173 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 180th most-seen of the 368 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. That is one of Jim Corbett National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 360 mm in July.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher sightings, Jim Corbett National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 30%), Namdapha National Park (India, about 10%) and Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Ficedula
The closest relatives of the Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher that you can see in Jim Corbett National Park (genus Ficedula, Ficedula Flycatchers) are Slaty-blue Flycatcher (about 10%) and Taiga Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Jim Corbett National Park (173 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.
