Myiagra ruficollis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The broad-billed flycatcher (Myiagra ruficollis) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae. It is found in northern Australia, the Lesser Sunda Islands and southern New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The broad-billed flycatcher was originally described in the genus Platyrhynchos. The name "broad-billed flycatcher" is also used as an alternate name for the Melanesian flycatcher. Also known as Tanimbar flycatcher but is not to be confused with the species of the same name, Ficedula riedeli. Found on the Tanimbar Islands
Found in southern New Guinea, Aru Islands (off south-western New Guinea), islands of the Torres Strait and northern and north-eastern... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-billed Flycatcher sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 185 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 186 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.
May and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-billed Flycatcher in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–April, June–September and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Kakadu National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in January. February has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad-billed Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Broad-billed Flycatcher sightings, Kakadu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, under 5%) and Litchfield National Park (Australia, under 5%).
Same genus: Myiagra
The closest relatives of the Broad-billed Flycatcher that you can see in Kakadu National Park (genus Myiagra, Myiagra Flycatchers) are Paperbark Flycatcher (about 50%), Shining Flycatcher (about 30%) and Leaden Flycatcher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Broad-billed Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakadu National Park (185 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.
