Cyornis whitei
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis whitei) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in southern China, northeastern India and Southeast Asia. It was treated as a subspecies of Cyornis banyumas before molecular phylogenetic studies found them to be distinct. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hill Blue Flycatcher sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 601 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hill Blue Flycatcher in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–October, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in September.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hill Blue 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Hill Blue Flycatcher sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same genus: Cyornis
The closest relatives of the Hill Blue Flycatcher that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Cyornis, Blue Flycatchers and Jungle Flycatchers) are Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (about 30%), Hainan Blue-Flycatcher (about 20%) and Chinese Blue Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hill Blue Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (601 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.
