Myiagra nana
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The paperbark flycatcher (Myiagra nana), also known as the little restless flycatcher, is a passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. It occurs in tropical woodland and riverine habitats of northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Previously, some authorities lumped the paperbark flycatcher as a distinctive subspecies of the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) of southern and eastern Australia, with which it forms a superspecies.
Originally described as Seisura nana by John Gould in 1870, the paperbark flycatcher was long treated as a subspecies of the restless flycatcher (M. inquieta), until 1999 when Schodde and Mason identified the distinctness and lack of intergrading in closely situated populations of the two parapatric taxa.
The paperbark flycatcher is broadly similar to the restless flycatcher, with entirely black upperparts from the crown and sides of the head, in contrast with entirely white underparts from the throat to the vent. It is a smaller bird, at only two-thirds the weight of its southern relative, and has a proportionately shorter and broader bill, with longer and stouter rictal bristles. There is no overlap in... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Paperbark Flycatcher sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 873 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Paperbark Flycatcher in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against about 30% in January, the lowest month. 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 Paperbark 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 Paperbark Flycatcher sightings, Kakadu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 20%) and Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same genus: Myiagra
The closest relatives of the Paperbark Flycatcher that you can see in Kakadu National Park (genus Myiagra, Myiagra Flycatchers) are Shining Flycatcher (about 30%), Leaden Flycatcher (about 30%) and Broad-billed Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paperbark Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakadu National Park (873 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.
