Muscicapa latirostris
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The Asian brown flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The word Muscicapa comes from the Latin musca, a fly and capere, to catch. The specific dauurica refers to Dauria, an area of south-eastern Siberia named after a local nomadic tribe.
This is an insectivorous species which breeds in Japan, eastern Siberia and the Himalayas. It is migratory and winters in tropical southern Asia from southern India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia. The correct specific epithet for this species is disputed.
This species is 13 cm (5.1 in) long, including the cocked tail. It is similar in shape to the larger spotted flycatcher, but is relatively longer-tailed. The dark bill is relatively large and broad-based. The adult has grey-brown upperparts, which become greyer as the plumage ages, and whitish underparts with brown-tinged flanks. Young birds have scaly brown upperparts, head and breast.
Although usually treated as monotypic if the brown-streaked flycatcher is not included, Rasmussen and Anderton, in Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide argue that populations in the Indian subcontinent and the... Wikipedia →
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Russia · 2024
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Thailand · 2023
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Taiwan · 2023
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Xiuying District | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Jinhua | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Ningbo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Brown Flycatcher sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 1,587 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Brown Flycatcher in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and July, the lowest months. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 260 mm in September.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Brown 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.
Among the best
Of the 34 parks where we can rate Asian Brown Flycatcher sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 40%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Asian Brown Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (1,587 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.
